CVE-2016-7477

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

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.

Affected products

libav: 11.7

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93042
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/20/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-ff_put_pixels8_xy2_mmx-rnd_template-c/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93042
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/20/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-ff_put_pixels8_xy2_mmx-rnd_template-c/

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