CVE-2016-7122

Published: 23 December 2016

The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to infinite loop when it decodes an AVI file that has a crafted 'nctg' structure.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
ffmpeg Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (7:3.1.4-1)
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Not vulnerable (7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
	yakkety	Ignored (end of life)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life)

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

References

Bugs

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840434

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