CVE-2017-9051 json
libav before 12.1 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 due to NULL pointer dereferencing in the nsv_read_chunk function in libavforma…
published 2017-05-18 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17990
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
libav before 12.1 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 due to NULL pointer dereferencing in the nsv_read_chunk function in libavformat/nsvdec.c.
Patch / fix
- ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:2.6.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9051
Exploit prediction
1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/libav/libav/commit/fe6eea99efac66839052af547426518efd970b24
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
-
bugzilla.libav.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1039
issue-tracking
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/98548
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-9051
- NVD CVE-2017-9051
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