CVE-2016-6164 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.3 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving sample size.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7098	Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.3 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving sample size.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00936.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit%3Bh=8a3221cc67a516dfc1700bdae3566ec52c7ee823
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95862
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.613Z

Reserved: 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6164

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.923

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6164

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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