High severity · published Feb 12, 2016
CVE-2016-2327
libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array…
8.8
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .avi file, related to the apng_encode_frame and encode_apng functions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
through 2.8.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2327
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2327
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
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