PT-2017-8697 · FFmpeg · Libavcodec+1

Gustavo Grieco · Published 2017-02-03 · Updated 2017-02-07 · CVE-2016-5115

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libavformat version 57.34.103

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically an out-of-bounds read, by using a crafted mp3 file. This is related to the avcodec decode audio4 function in libavcodec.

Recommendations For libavformat version 57.34.103, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent out-of-bounds read attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the avcodec decode audio4 function until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5115

Affected Products

Libavcodec

Libavformat

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5115 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5115 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2298 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/4 · Note