CVE-2017-9995
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data,...
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9995- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9995- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18904 No score
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v26q-9vfj-qrpw
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data,...
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-v26q-9vfj-qrpw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libavcodec/scpr.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 does not properly validate height and width data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-9995- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9995 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ffmpeg, published June 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1519
github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2171dfae8c065878a2e130390eb78cf2947a5b69
securityfocus.com/bid/99320
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9995