{"id":"CVE-2016-20099","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-20099","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:55.082Z","title":"L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in vc1_importer_probe() in importer/vc1_imp.c that allows attackers to hang applications via crafted input files.","description":"L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in vc1_importer_probe() in importer/vc1_imp.c that allows attackers to hang applications via crafted input files. Attackers can supply a file consisting only of zero bytes, which lsmash_read_file() probes automatically, causing indefinite CPU consumption and denial of service.","published":"2026-10-14T15:16:58.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-16T19:18:45.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00237,"percentile":0.14602,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-15","score":0.00237,"percentile":0.13674}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-14T15:16:58.000Z","detail":{"score":"6.8","severity":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T15:16:58.003Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 6.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/blob/v2.14.5/importer/vc1_imp.c#L462-L488","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/pull/58","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/l-smash-through-2.14.5-infinite-loop-in-vc-1-importer-probe","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2016-20099-2026-110599-l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20099","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}