Out-of-Bounds Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:3.1.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-FFMPEG-416419
  • published23 Dec 2016
  • disclosed23 Dec 2016

Introduced: 23 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-7562  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 ffmpeg to version 7:3.1.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.