CVE-2016-5199
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
- 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
- 1.38% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
- https://crbug.com/643948
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
- https://crbug.com/643948
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.