Heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2016-10192

Detailed vulnerability description

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 ffserver.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.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-10192

Sources

• 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/95991
• https://ffmpeg.org/security.html
• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d25faa3f4b18dac737fdb35d0dd68eb0dc2156