What is CVE-2016-8675?

CVE-2016-8675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8675?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libav

CVE-2016-8675

The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav before 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file, possibly related to startcode sequences during m4v detection.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libav
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8675?: CVE-2016-8675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8675?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.