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CVE-2017-9051

CRITICALEPSS 77th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ffmpegDebian
Fixed in:7:2.6.1-1CVE-2017-9051
Fixed in:7:2.6.1-1CVE-2017-9051
Fixed in:7:2.6.1-1CVE-2017-9051
Fixed in:7:2.6.1-1CVE-2017-9051

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Issue Tracking1
Other references1

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