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Case File

CVE-2017-9990

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-06-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-9990
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
2.57%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the color_string_to_rgba function in libavcodec/xpmdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.