CVE-2016-10190 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a negative chunk size in HTTP responses due to a heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10190?
CVE-2016-10190 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 9 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.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 web servers to execute arbitrary code via a negative chunk size in an HTTP response.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10190?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
ffmpeg SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 3.1.6-5.1 |
ffmpeg SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 3.1.6-5.1 |
ffmpeg SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 3.1.6-5.1 |
ffmpeg SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 3.1.6-5.1 |
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10190?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10190, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10190, GHSA-2x24-gfqp-9jhx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10190, openSUSE-SU-2017:0958-1, openSUSE-SU-2017:0961-1.