CVE-2016-6832
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
15/02/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/1
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=825
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/1
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=825
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce



