CVE-2017-14170 describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in FFmpeg versions 3.3.3 through 2.4, specifically within the libavformat/mxfdec.c component. This flaw allows an attacker to cause high CPU consumption by providing a specially crafted MXF file that claims a large number of index entries without sufficient backing data, leading to an infinite loop. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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