CVE-2017-9051

CRITICAL

libav < 12.1 - NULL Pointer Dereference in nsv_read_chunk

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

libav before 12.1 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 due to NULL pointer dereferencing in the nsv_read_chunk function in libavformat/nsvdec.c.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1039
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98548

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0191
EPSS Percentile 77.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
libav/libav < 12.0
Published May 18, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026