CVE-2017-9987

Published: Jun 28, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1. A crafted input can lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Affected (1)

Products: Libav: Libav

Libav

1 product

Libav

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libav Libav	Version 12.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1067

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1067

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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