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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14170

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14170 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

In libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> 2.4, a DoS in mxf_read_index_entry_array() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU consumption. When a crafted MXF file, which claims a large "nb_index_entries" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing data, is provided, the loop would consume huge CPU resources, since there is no EOF check inside the loop. Moreover, this big loop can be invoked multiple times if there is more than one applicable data segment in the crafted MXF file.

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

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:14ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:11ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:12ffmpeg0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Sep 7, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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