CVE-2019-17539 is a critical NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in FFmpeg before version 4.2, specifically within the avcodec_open2 function in libavcodec/utils.c, impacting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions and FFmpeg installations. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1, < 4.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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