CVE-2016-10191
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/rtmppkt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to check for RTMP packet size mismatches.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7:3.2.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7:3.2.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7:3.2.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7:3.2.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7:3.2.2-1 |
Application impact
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95989
- https://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7d57ca4d9a75562fa32e40766211de150f8b3ee7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10191
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.