CVE-2016-2327

high
Published 2016-02-12 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VIR risk
8.8

Description

libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .avi file, related to the apng_encode_frame and encode_apng functions.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.8.5-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.8.5-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.8.5-1
debian debiansidfixed2.8.5-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.8.5-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"2.8.4"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.