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CVE-2017-7862

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0256 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.chromium.org / p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8c2ea3030af7b40a3c4275696fb5c76cdb80950a
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201811-19
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4012
securityfocus.com / bid/97676
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry