CVE-2016-8675

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 get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav before 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file, possibly related to startcode sequences during m4v detection.

Affected products

libav: through 11.8

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860

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