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CVE-2016-8676

• 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 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.

Affected products

• libav: through 11.8

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3
• 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://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3
• 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://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/

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