The che_configure function in libavcodec/aacdec_template.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (all…

published 2016-12-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10367

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

The che_configure function in libavcodec/aacdec_template.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation of huge memory, and being killed by the OS) via a crafted MOV file.

Patch / fix

distros 3

debian ubuntu opensuse

ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:3.2.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9561

ffmpeg Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9561

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

ffmpeg Package Hub 12 SP2 3.1.8-8.1
ffmpeg2 Package Hub 12 SP1 2.8.11-12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2017:1531-1 openSUSE-SU-2017:1532-1

Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/94756
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-9561
NVD CVE-2016-9561

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Summary