CVE-2016-6832

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to buffer resizing.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/13/1	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/1	Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=825	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-15 19:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11

NVD link : CVE-2016-6832

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6832

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6832

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Products Affected

libav

libav

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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