CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7477

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Feb 15, 2017 | Modified: Feb 17, 2017
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

The ff_put_pixels8_xy2_mmx function in rnd_template.c in Libav 11.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as involving a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libav Libav 11.7 (including) 11.7 (including)
Libav Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Libav Ubuntu precise *
Libav Ubuntu trusty *
Libav Ubuntu trusty/esm *

Potential Mitigations

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