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CVE-2017-9608

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

The dnxhd decoder in FFmpeg before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted mov file.

Affected products

• FFmpeg: before 3.2.6; from 3.3 before 3.3.3 — fixed in 3.2.6, 3.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FFmpeg 3.2.6, 3.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/14/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/15/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100348
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/0a709e2a10b8288a0cc383547924ecfe285cef89
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/31c1c0b46a7021802c3d1d18039fca30dba5a14e
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/611b35627488a8d0763e75c25ee0875c5b7987dd
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/14/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/15/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100348
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/0a709e2a10b8288a0cc383547924ecfe285cef89
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/31c1c0b46a7021802c3d1d18039fca30dba5a14e

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