CVE-2017-16803

7.5 highEPSS 3.0%

In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bitstream.c:build_table() out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Smacker stream.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2017-11-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

libav:libav

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101882
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1098
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/cd4663dc80323ba64989d0c103d51ad3ee0e9c2f
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4119

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