CVE-2016-7393

MEDIUM

Libav < 11.4 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the aac_sync function in aac_parser.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

References (4)

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/10/5

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92902

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/20/libav-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-aac_sync-aac_parser-c/

[Various Sources] https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb1473080223a634b8ac2cca48a632d037a0a69d

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0028

EPSS Percentile 51.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libav/libav < 11.4

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026