CVE-2016-7905

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-7905 · Published 23/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-7905 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting ffmpeg (ffmpeg).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 76.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	`≤ 3.1.3`	No fix yet

Description

The read_gab2_sub function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer used) via a crafted AVI file.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/94837 · Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-71

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ffmpeg

≤ 3.1.3

No fix yet

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