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CVE-2017-14223

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14223 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting FFmpeg 3.3.3 and related Debian Linux distributions. It arises from a missing End-of-File (EOF) check in the asf_build_simple_index() function, allowing a specially crafted ASF file to cause excessive CPU and memory consumption. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacts system availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0254 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/afc9c683ed9db01edb357bc8c19edad4282b3a97
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3996
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100703
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry