What is CVE-2016-9561?

CVE-2016-9561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-9561?

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

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2016-9561

The che_configure function in libavcodec/aacdec_template.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (allocation of huge memory, and being killed by the OS) via a crafted MOV file.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th 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

Ffmpeg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

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-2016-9561?: CVE-2016-9561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9561?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.