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CVE-2017-9993 Details

Description

FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	< 2.8.12 >= 3.0, < 3.1.9 >= 3.2, < 3.2.6 >= 3.3, < 3.3.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 26, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 8, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 5, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 30, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]