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TI-2017-14671 Aliases CVE-2017-1000460GHSA-m7gw-r3vf-gf9w

In line libavcodec/h264dec.c:500 in libav(v13_dev0), ffmpeg(n3.4), chromium(56 prior Feb…

Priority LOW 29CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

In line libavcodec/h264dec.c:500 in libav(v13_dev0), ffmpeg(n3.4), chromium(56 prior Feb 13, 2017), the return value of init_get_bits is ignored and get_ue_golomb(&gb) is called on an uninitialized get_bits context, which causes a NULL deref exception.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:13_dev0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13_dev0VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 56.0.2924VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:13_dev0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13_dev0 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 56.0.2924 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000460
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7gw-r3vf-gf9w

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Other 1

Sources

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