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CVE-2016-7555

Published: 23 December 2016

The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.

Notes

AuthorNote
ebarretto
It seems like xenial version doesn't need the fix because
the structures that are being freed do not exist in that
version

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ffmpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
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
(code not present)
yakkety 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 High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N