CVE-2016-8675
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav before 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file, possibly related to startcode sequences during m4v detection.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libav | libav | {"endIncluding":"11.8"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/
- https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/
- https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.