CVE-2017-14796

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-09-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-191

Description

The hevc_write_frame function in libbpg.c in libbpg 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BPG file, related to improper interaction with copy_CTB_to_hv in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg and sao_filter_CTB in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg.

Affected products

Fabrice Bellard libbpg: 0.9.7

References

https://github.com/leonzhao7/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20integer%20underflow%20vulnerability%20in%20sao_filter_CTB%20of%20libbpg.md
https://github.com/leonzhao7/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20integer%20underflow%20vulnerability%20in%20sao_filter_CTB%20of%20libbpg.md

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