Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2016-7562
Published: December 23, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32151
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7562
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ff_draw_pc_font function in libavcodec/cga_data.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted AVI file.
Affected software
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7562
Install update from vendor's website.
FFmpeg - update to 3.1.4
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 2.8.11-r0
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 2.8.11-r0