CVE-2017-9993

HIGH

Ffmpeg < 2.8.12 - Information Disclosure

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Description

FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.

Exploits (2)

github WRITEUP 3,480 stars

by qazbnm456 · poc

https://github.com/qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2017-9993.md

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github WRITEUP 14 stars

by xbl3 · poc

https://github.com/xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456/tree/master/CVE-2017-9993.md

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References (5)

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb

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[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.5617

EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

ffmpeg/ffmpeg < 2.8.12

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Jun 28, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026