CVE-2016-5199
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
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 | 7:3.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7:3.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7:3.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7:3.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7:3.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endIncluding":"54.0.2840.87"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
- https://crbug.com/643948
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5199
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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