CVE-2016-7450 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause a crash or potentially execute code by tricking a user into opening a malformed AIFF file with FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7450?
CVE-2016-7450 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 23 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ff_log2_16bit_c function in libavutil/intmath.h in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to reading out-of-bounds memory when it decodes a malformed AIFF file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7450?
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-2016-7450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7450, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7450, GHSA-p577-3r2w-6mfh.