CVE-2016-2330
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84217Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84217Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.