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CVE-2016-5115

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The avcodec_decode_audio4 function in libavcodec in libavformat 57.34.103, as used in MPlayer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mp3 file.

Affected products

• Libavformat Project Libavformat: 57.34.103

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/4
• https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2298
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/4
• https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2298

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