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CVE-2016-6832

Published: 15 February 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to buffer resizing.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libav
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H