CVE-2016-7785 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file in FFmpeg, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2016-7785?
CVE-2016-7785 is a medium-severity denial of service 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_seek function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7785?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7785, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7785, GHSA-rx33-q8gm-pjjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7785.