CVE-2016-7502
The cavs_idct8_add_c function in libavcodec/cavsdsp.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to reading out-of-bounds memory when decoding with cavs_decode.
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
The cavs_idct8_add_c function in libavcodec/cavsdsp.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to reading out-of-bounds memory when decoding with cavs_decode.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.38% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94834Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94834Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.