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CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-10191
FFmpeg Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10191 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
FFmpeg is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability; upgrading to a patched version is recommended.
  • Update the affected FFmpeg packages.
  • Reboot the system if required by the update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10191 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10191 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

Created Research Report to HeapOver flow that CVE 2016-10191

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
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Born at : Dec. 12, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1029 different CVEs too.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10191 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95989
    Added Reference https://ffmpeg.org/security.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7d57ca4d9a75562fa32e40766211de150f8b3ee7
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ffmpeg.org/security.html No Types Assigned https://ffmpeg.org/security.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7d57ca4d9a75562fa32e40766211de150f8b3ee7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7d57ca4d9a75562fa32e40766211de150f8b3ee7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.52 }} 2.13%

score

0.95233

percentile