CVE-2017-11665 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 27 Jul 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote RTMP servers can crash FFmpeg applications via crafted streams, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-11665?

CVE-2017-11665 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 27 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ff_amf_get_field_value function in libavformat/rtmppkt.c in FFmpeg 3.3.2 allows remote RTMP servers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Violation and application crash) via a crafted stream.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11665?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-11665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-11665, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11665, GHSA-66xq-fc4p-m6xv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11665.