CVE-2016-7555 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can cause a memory leak in FFmpeg by providing a crafted AVI file, potentially leading to information disclosure.
- 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-2016-7555?
CVE-2016-7555 is a medium-severity 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 avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7555?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7555?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7555 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7555 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7555, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7555, GHSA-vgvg-3jgx-pfjc.