What is CVE-2016-6164?

CVE-2016-6164 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-6164?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2016-6164

Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.3 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving sample size.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (75.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6164?: CVE-2016-6164 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-6164?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.