CVE-2016-8676

MEDIUM

Libav 11.9 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (5)

[Mailing List, 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

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/

[Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0026

EPSS Percentile 48.9%

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-476

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libav/libav < 11.8

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026