Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ffmpeg  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FFMPEG-619636
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed23 Dec 2016

Introduced: 23 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-8595  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.