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CVE-2016-9824

Published: 1 March 2017

Integer overflow in libswscale/x86/swscale.c in libav 11.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
ratliff 
reproducer in asarubbo repo
no upstream fix yet
ebarretto 
as of 2018-09-28, no upstream fix

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 Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Ignored

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

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