CVE-2017-14058 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in FFmpeg's HLS handling due to unrestricted reload attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-14058?
CVE-2017-14058 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 31 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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).
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14058?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14058?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2017-14058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-14058, CLEANSTART-2024-JJ92008, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14058, GHSA-97p8-g29r-232j, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14058.