CVE-2017-9608

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2017-9608 · Published 27/12/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-9608 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting ffmpeg (ffmpeg).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.6%, higher than 91.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 3.3.3, 3.2.6 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	`≥ 3.3, < 3.3.3< 3.2.6`	`3.3.33.2.6`

Description

The dnxhd decoder in FFmpeg before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted mov file.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/14/1 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/15/8 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/100348 · Third Party Advisory
FFmpeg/FFmpeg commit 0a709e2 · Patch
FFmpeg/FFmpeg commit 31c1c0b · Patch
FFmpeg/FFmpeg commit 611b356 · Patch
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ffmpeg

≥ 3.3, < 3.3.3< 3.2.6

3.3.33.2.6

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