CVE-2016-10190

CRITICAL

FFmpeg < 2.8.10, 3.0.x < 3.0.5, 3.1.x < 3.1.6, 3.2.x < 3.2.2 - RCE via Negative Chunk Size

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-10190. PoCs published by muzalam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2016-10190, targeting a heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg. The exploit uses a crafted HTTP response with chunked encoding to trigger the vulnerability, followed by a ROP chain to achieve remote code execution via a reverse shell.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via a negative chunk size in an HTTP response.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by muzalam · poc
https://github.com/muzalam/FFMPEG-exploit

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2016-10190, targeting a heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg. The exploit uses a crafted HTTP response with chunked encoding to trigger the vulnerability, followed by a ROP chain to achieve remote code execution via a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FFmpeg (version not explicitly specified, but likely older versions vulnerable to CVE-2016-10190)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FFmpeg instance · FFmpeg configured to process malicious HTTP input
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/5992
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95986
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0998
EPSS Percentile 93.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (14)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.0.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.0.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.0.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.0.4
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.1.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.1.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.1.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 3.1.4
... and 4 more
Published Feb 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026