CVE-2016-7555
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
02 Description
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-12-23 05:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 11cf349362c8870c67a842c9ced5b1511fab7f908d2646780fbd9b88f6657cb2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161008 ffmpeg before 3.1.4 [CVE-2016-7562] [CVE-2016-7122] [CVE-2016-7450] [CVE-2016-7502] [CVE-2016-7555] [CVE-2016-7785] [CVE-2016-7905]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1
- www.securityfocus.com94838http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94838
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-71https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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