CVE-2016-7393 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-02-15

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-644-1	libav security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8249	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/10/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92902
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/20/libav-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-aac_sync-aac_parser-c/
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fb1473080223a634b8ac2cca48a632d037a0a69d

History

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Subscriptions

Libav Libav

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-15T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.523Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7393

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-15T21:59:00.200

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7393

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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