CVE-2017-9051 describes a critical vulnerability in libav versions prior to 12.1, specifically an invalid read of size 1 caused by a NULL pointer dereference within the nsv_read_chunk function in libavformat/nsvdec.c. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.