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01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

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
4.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
2017-03-03 16:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:13Z2 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
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b68b4c1949847d2958a0de9d4e511aef666ed26d9d3527d134728665d084ceef

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
libass_projectlibassNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libass
    Fixed in 0.13.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libass
    Fixed in 0.13.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libass
    Fixed in 0.13.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • libass
    Fixed in 0.10.1-3ubuntu1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • libass
    Fixed in 0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.