VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7969
The wrap_lines_smart function in ass_render.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors, related to "0/3 line wrapping equalization."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The wrap_lines_smart function in ass_render.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors, related to "0/3 line wrapping equalization."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.23% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · fedoraproject/fedora · libass project/libass
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libass/libass/commit/f4f48950788b91c6a30029cc28a240b834713ea7Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/libass/libass/commit/f4f48950788b91c6a30029cc28a240b834713ea7Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.