CVE-2017-9222 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 27 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in FAAD2 library by providing a crafted MP4 file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-9222?

CVE-2017-9222 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The mp4ff_parse_tag function in common/mp4ff/mp4meta.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9222?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Audiocoding Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9222?

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-2017-9222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9222, GHSA-8j7q-4q44-6hpf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9222.