CVE-2016-6881

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-6881 · Published 23/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-6881 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting ffmpeg (ffmpeg).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.90%, higher than 59.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	`≤ 3.1.2`	No fix yet

Description

The zlib_refill function in libavformat/swfdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop denial of service via a crafted SWF file.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/6 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93163

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ffmpeg

≤ 3.1.2

No fix yet

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