CVE-2017-11399

Publication date 17 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Integer overflow in the ape_decode_frame function in libavcodec/apedec.c in FFmpeg 2.4 through 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted APE file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ffmpeg	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
ffmpeg	Upstream: ba4beaf

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H