Heap-based buffer overflow in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to check chunk size
Published Feb 9, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.17%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to check chunk size.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.8.9
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.17% (0.06175) | 93.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.17% (0.06175) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03434) | 87.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 5.54% (0.05544) | 90.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.23% (0.12234) | 93.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 14, 2025 | 18.30% (0.18295) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 13.21% (0.13208) | 93.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.41% (0.09411) | 92.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.88% (0.13876) | 90.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.41% (0.09411) | 91.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.62% (0.07619) | 91.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.36% (0.06364) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.96% (0.04962) | 91.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 90.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 89.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 77.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95991 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d25faa3f4b18dac737fdb35d0dd68eb0dc2156 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d25faa3f4b18dac737fdb35d0dd68eb0dc2156 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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