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CVE-2016-7905

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Date: December 23, 2016

The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer used) via a crafted AVI file.

Language: C

Severity Score

3.7

Related Resources (5)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7905

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7905

Url: https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-7905

Severity Score

3.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 3.1.4

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.7
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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