CVE-2016-2328 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted Cine files due to missing height validation in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2328?
CVE-2016-2328 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 12 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libswscale/swscale_unscaled.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not validate certain height values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array read access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .cine file, related to the bayer_to_rgb24_wrapper and bayer_to_yv12_wrapper functions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2328?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2328?
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-2016-2328 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2328 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-2328, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2328, GHSA-vfwc-3ghr-j6jc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2328.