8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-2327
FFmpeg PNG Encoder Array Out-of-Bounds Denial of Service
Description

libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .avi file, related to the apng_encode_frame and encode_apng functions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2327 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2327 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2327 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971
    Added Reference http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589 No Types Assigned http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971 No Types Assigned http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Nov. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Mar. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Feb. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.65 }} -0.56%

score

0.68274

percentile

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