Heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2016-10191
Published: February 9, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32146
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10191
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data within libavformat/rtmppkt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FFmpeg
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10191
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 2.8.10, 3.0.5, 3.1.6, 3.2.2.
FFmpeg - addressed in versions 2.8.10, 3.0.5, 3.1.6, 3.2.2
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 2.8.11-r0
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 2.8.11-r0
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95989
- https://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7d57ca4d9a75562fa32e40766211de150f8b3ee7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html