CVE-2017-9990

HIGH

Ffmpeg < 3.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the color_string_to_rgba function in libavcodec/xpmdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 76.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-119
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

ffmpeg/ffmpeg < 3.3

Timeline

Published Jun 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026