Improper input validation in Ffmpeg
CVE-2016-2839
Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 on Linux make cairo _cairo_surface_get_extents calls that do not properly interact with libav header allocation in FFmpeg 0.10, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted video.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.018 (76.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ffmpeg — versions 0.10
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 45.1.0, 45.1.1, 45.2.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2839?
- CVE-2016-2839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2839?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2839 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.