CRITICAL
FFmpeg before 2017-02-04 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the decode_frame_common function in libavcodec/pngdec.c
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.56%
Description
FFmpeg before 2017-02-04 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the decode_frame_common function in libavcodec/pngdec.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.56% 0.02564
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02564
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02564) | 84.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02564) | 83.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 81.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.89% (0.02894) | 77.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 74.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 73.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 70.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97675 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=546 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e477f09d0b3619f3d29173b2cd593e17e2d1978e x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=546 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e477f09d0b3619f3d29173b2cd593e17e2d1978e | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 14, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7863
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a