CVE-2016-6881
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
The zlib_refill function in libavformat/swfdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
How to fix CVE-2016-6881
To remediate CVE-2016-6881, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/ffmpeg—upgrade to 2.8.11-r0 or later
- Debian/ffmpeg—upgrade to 7:3.1.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6881 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.8.11-r0
- from 0, < 7:3.1.3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |