# CVE-2017-14225: The av\_color\_primaries\_name function in libavutil/pixdesc.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 may return a NULL pointer depending on a value contained in a fi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The av_color_primaries_name function in libavutil/pixdesc.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 may return a NULL pointer depending on a value contained in a file, but callers do not anticipate this, as demonstrated by the avcodec_string function in libavcodec/utils.c, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. (It is also conceivable that there is security relevance for a NULL pointer dereference in av_color_primaries_name calls within the ffprobe command-line program.)

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## References

- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/837cb4325b712ff1aab531bf41668933f61d75d2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100704
- https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-August/215198.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3996

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