ALPINE-CVE-2017-14058 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2017-14058 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

In FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.3, the read_data function in libavformat/hls.c does not restrict reload attempts for an insufficient list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.4	ffmpeg	0.10-r0, 0.10-r1, 0.10-r2
Alpine:v3.5	ffmpeg	0, 0.10-r0, 0.10-r1
Alpine:v3.6	ffmpeg	0, 0.10-r0, 0.10-r1
Alpine:v3.7	ffmpeg	0.6.3-r1, 0, 0.10-r0

Timeline

Aug 31, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14058 advisory

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