CVE-2016-7905

5.5 mediumEPSS 1.7%

Medium (5.5) in ffmpeg ffmpeg. EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer used) via a crafted AVI file.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 76% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-476
Published: 2016-12-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ffmpeg:ffmpeg

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94837
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94837

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