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medium 5.5

CVE-2016-7905 json

The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointe…

published 2016-12-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8754

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer used) via a crafted AVI file.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:3.1.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7905

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 7:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7905

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  • ffmpeg Package Hub 12 SP1 2.8.8-6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2016:2556-1openSUSE-SU-2016:2560-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.3 2.8.11-r0
  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.4 3.0.7-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-7905

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% 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

References

Sources

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