CVE-2017-7208 is a buffer over-read vulnerability in the decode_residual function of libavcodec in libav 9.21, affecting the libav library. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or extract sensitive information from process memory through a specially crafted H.264 video file. Rated 7.1 HIGH, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has low attack complexity (AC:L), with potential for high impact on confidentiality and availability (C:H/A:H). There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.