CVE-2016-7555
Publication date 23 December 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ffmpeg | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
ebarretto
It seems like xenial version doesn't need the fix because the structures that are being freed do not exist in that version
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
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 |