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CVE-2016-6832

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to buffer resizing.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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

References

  • blogs.gentoo.org /ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/08/13/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • git.libav.org /?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.libav.org /show_bug.cgi?id=825 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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