Out-of-Bounds Read in Ffmpeg (CVE-2017-17081)
Summary
Vulnerability in Ffmpeg (CVE-2017-17081). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The gmc_mmx function in libavcodec/x86/mpegvideodsp.c in FFmpeg 2.3 and 3.4 does not properly validate widths and heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-array read) via a crafted MPEG file.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-17081 has been found in Ffmpeg.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Ffmpeg CVE-2017-17081" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-17081 (Ffmpeg) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Ffmpeg.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Ffmpeg.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Ffmpeg' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Ffmpeg' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Ffmpegを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17081 ffmpeg Fixed in: 7:3.4.1-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17081 ffmpeg Fixed in: 7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
References
- issue bugs.chromium.org
- patch github.com
- patch lists.ffmpeg.org
- web github.com
- web debian.org