What is CVE-2016-6671?

CVE-2016-6671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-6671?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2016-6671

The raw_decode function in libavcodec/rawdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6671?: CVE-2016-6671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-6671?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.