#VU32151 Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2016-7562 

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#VU32151 Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2016-7562

Published: December 23, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32151
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7562
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Description

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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