CVE-2016-2326

Publication date 12 February 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Integer overflow in the asf_write_packet function in libavformat/asfenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PTS (aka presentation timestamp) value in a .mov file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ffmpeg	19.04 disco	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
libav	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
ffmpeg	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=7c0b84d89911b2035161f5ef51aafbfcc84aa9e2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H