CVE-2017-14170

MEDIUM

FFmpeg 3.3.3-2.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

In libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> 2.4, a DoS in mxf_read_index_entry_array() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU consumption. When a crafted MXF file, which claims a large "nb_index_entries" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing data, is provided, the loop would consume huge CPU resources, since there is no EOF check inside the loop. Moreover, this big loop can be invoked multiple times if there is more than one applicable data segment in the crafted MXF file.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 61.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-834
Status published
Products (1)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.3.3
Published Sep 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026