CVE-2019-17539
ffmpeg - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.66%
Description
In FFmpeg before 4.2, avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c allows a NULL pointer dereference and possibly unspecified other impact when there is no valid close function pointer.
How to fix CVE-2019-17539
To remediate CVE-2019-17539, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ffmpeg—upgrade to 7:4.2.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 7:3.2.15-0+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2019-17539 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7:4.2.1-1
- from 0, < 7:3.2.15-0+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |