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MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7499
Libav AACsbr Divide-by-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The sbr_make_f_master function in aacsbr.c in Libav 11.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted mp3 file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-7499 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7499 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 Libav libav
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7499 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=libavcodec/aacsbr.c%3Bh=7d156e525b40b197c38db17acf16730845b91e56%3Bhp=dbfb1677813ce6c531e4362d0be7ccf9fdfdd28e%3Bhb=a50a5ff29ec5a8243499769e2bb9b5509ce9fd52%3Bhpb=f55e3ff5891daf3d538b4d9176371960200d68fa [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blobdiff;f=libavcodec/aacsbr.c;h=7d156e525b40b197c38db17acf16730845b91e56;hp=dbfb1677813ce6c531e4362d0be7ccf9fdfdd28e;hb=a50a5ff29ec5a8243499769e2bb9b5509ce9fd52;hpb=f55e3ff5891daf3d538b4d9176371960200d68fa
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blobdiff;f=libavcodec/aacsbr.c;h=7d156e525b40b197c38db17acf16730845b91e56;hp=dbfb1677813ce6c531e4362d0be7ccf9fdfdd28e;hb=a50a5ff29ec5a8243499769e2bb9b5509ce9fd52;hpb=f55e3ff5891daf3d538b4d9176371960200d68fa No Types Assigned https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blobdiff;f=libavcodec/aacsbr.c;h=7d156e525b40b197c38db17acf16730845b91e56;hp=dbfb1677813ce6c531e4362d0be7ccf9fdfdd28e;hb=a50a5ff29ec5a8243499769e2bb9b5509ce9fd52;hpb=f55e3ff5891daf3d538b4d9176371960200d68fa Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/21/libav-divide-by-zero-in-sbr_make_f_master-aacsbr-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/21/libav-divide-by-zero-in-sbr_make_f_master-aacsbr-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93102 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93102 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/9 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

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

0.44 }} 0.12%

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0.71847

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