CVE-2017-16803

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101882Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1098Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/cd4663dc80323ba64989d0c103d51ad3ee0e9c2fIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101882Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1098Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/cd4663dc80323ba64989d0c103d51ad3ee0e9c2fIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4119

Timeline

Published: Nov 13, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

Related CVEs from 2017

CVE-2017-168044.3In Redmine before 3.2.7 and 3.3.x before 3.3.4, the reminders function in app/models/mailer.rb does not check whether an issue is visible, w CVE-2017-168055.5In radare2 2.0.1, libr/bin/dwarf.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) via a crafted E CVE-2017-168067.5The Process function in RemoteTaskServer/WebServer/HttpServer.cs in Ulterius before 1.9.5.0 allows HTTP server directory traversal.CVE-2017-168075.4A cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kirby Panel before 2.3.3, 2.4.x before 2.4.2, and 2.5.x before 2.5.7 exists when displaying a CVE-2017-168085.5tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read related to aoe_print in print-aoe.c and lookup_emem in addrtoname.c.CVE-2017-16813.3IBM WebSphere Application Server (IBM Liberty for Java for Bluemix 3.15) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, cause CVE-2017-168105.4Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the All Variables tab in Octopus Deploy 3.4.0-3.13.6 (fixed in 3.13.7) allows remote attackers t CVE-2017-168135.5A denial-of-service issue was discovered in the Foxit MobilePDF app before 6.1 for iOS. This occurs when a user uploads a file that includes CVE-2017-168145.5A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in the Foxit MobilePDF app before 6.1 for iOS. This occurs by abusing the URL + escape character CVE-2017-168156.1installer.php in the Snap Creek Duplicator (WordPress Site Migration & Backup) plugin before 1.2.30 for WordPress has XSS because the values CVE-2017-168166.5The condor_schedd component in HTCondor before 8.6.8 and 8.7.x before 8.7.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CVE-2017-168186.5RADOS Gateway in Ceph 12.1.0 through 12.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and applicatio