CVE-2017-7862 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg, specifically affecting versions prior to 2017-02-07, due to an out-of-bounds write in the decode_frame function of libavcodec/pictordec.c. This flaw carries a CVSSv3 score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.