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

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2017-11665, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11665, GHSA-66xq-fc4p-m6xv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11665

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11665?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11665?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-11665 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

- [CVE-2013-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0872/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0873/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4265/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3937/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11665 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11665/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.