CVE-2017-9993

high-risk
Published 2017-06-28

FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.

Do I need to act?

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56.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 44% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Debian Ffmpeg

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315
Issue Tracking https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021
Issue Tracking https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315
Issue Tracking https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021
Issue Tracking https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low