CVE-2016-8676

Publication date 15 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libav	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

no fix as of 2016-10-18

ebarretto

no fix as of 2018-09-28

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H