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8.8high

CVE-2016-2330

libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • git.videolan.org /?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2944-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035010 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/84217 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-09 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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