CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8676
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476
Description
The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.
Affected configurations
• libav libav (<= 11.8)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/ Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/ Third Party Advisory