Out-of-Bounds Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.36% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FFMPEG-416883
  • published9 Feb 2017
  • disclosed9 Feb 2017

Introduced: 9 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-10192  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ffmpeg to version 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to check chunk size.