{"id":"CVE-2016-8676","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8676","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:48:00.696Z","title":"The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file.","description":"The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file.  NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.","published":"2017-02-15T21:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-476"],"affected":["libav/libav"],"epss":{"score":0.01657,"percentile":0.76494,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"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 (1.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8676","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."}