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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FFmpeg 3.3.3. Impacted is the function mv_read_header of the file libavformat/mvdec.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-14055. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in FFmpeg 3.3.3 (Multimedia Processing Software). This affects the function mv_read_header of the file libavformat/mvdec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In libavformat/mvdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3, a DoS in mv_read_header() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU and memory consumption. When a crafted MV file, which claims a large "nb_frames" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing data, is provided, the loop over the frames would consume huge CPU and memory resources, since there is no EOF check inside the loop.

The bug was discovered 08/25/2017. The weakness was presented 08/31/2017 by Security Team (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-14055 since 08/31/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103289 (openSUSE Security Update : ffmpeg / ffmpeg2 (openSUSE-2017-1067)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176709 (Debian Security Update for libav (DLA 1630-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103289) and SecurityFocus (BID 100626†). See VDB-102891, VDB-102892, VDB-106022 and VDB-106024 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Multimedia Processing Software

Name

• FFmpeg

Version

• 3.3.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://ffmpeg.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103289
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ffmpeg / ffmpeg2 (openSUSE-2017-1067)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ffmpeg, openSUSE-SU-2017:2502-1 (ffmpeg,)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/25/2017 🔍
08/31/2017 +6 days 🔍
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08/31/2017 +0 days 🔍
09/15/2017 +15 days 🔍
09/18/2017 +3 days 🔍
12/27/2022 +1926 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: 4f05e2e2dc1a89f38cd9f0960a6561083d714f1e
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-14055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106023

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 100626 - FFmpeg CVE-2017-14055 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2017 22:48
Updated: 12/27/2022 12:32
Changes: 08/31/2017 22:48 (70), 11/12/2019 12:02 (13), 12/27/2022 12:25 (5), 12/27/2022 12:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:B37:103

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