CVE-2017-14058 (GCVE-0-2017-14058)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-31 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:13
VLAI
Summary
In FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.3, the read_data function in libavformat/hls.c does not restrict reload attempts for an insufficient list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-08-31 00:00
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