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CVE-2019-17539

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.01% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-10-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

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-2019-17539
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.01%

Original NVD Description

In FFmpeg before 4.2, avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c allows a NULL pointer dereference and possibly unspecified other impact when there is no valid close function pointer.

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