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CVE-2017-7208

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The decode_residual function in libavcodec in libav 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted h264 video file.

Affected products

• libav: 9.21

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97005
• https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97005
• https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000

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