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CVE-2016-7393

Published: 15 February 2017

Stack-based buffer overflow in the aac_sync function in aac_parser.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted 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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
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Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable

bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Not vulnerable

disco Not vulnerable

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (7:2.4-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2)
yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable

libav
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
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=fb1473080223a634b8ac2cca48a632d037a0a69d
upstream: https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=09447f2b0fafac6d9565aab82a4c5f16fc99ee5e

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