CVE-2016-7562
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
The ff_draw_pc_font function in libavcodec/cga_data.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted AVI file.
How to fix CVE-2016-7562
To remediate CVE-2016-7562, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/ffmpeg—upgrade to 2.8.11-r0 or later
- Debian/ffmpeg—upgrade to 7:3.1.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7562 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.8.11-r0
- from 0, < 7:3.1.4-1
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 |