CVE-2016-6920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_block function in libavcodec/exr.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving tile positions.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01693.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ffmpeg Subscribe	Ffmpeg Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7805	Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_block function in libavcodec/exr.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving tile positions.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit%3Bh=79f52a0dbd484aad111e4bf4a4f7047c7ceb6137
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138618/ffmpeg-3.1.2-Heap-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539368/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92664
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92790
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.626Z

Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6920

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.407

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-6920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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