CVE-2016-6164: ffmpeg Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-6164UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6164DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6164CGA-54hh-2j9f-g5hjCGA-7qg8-rmv7-wmmcCGA-8mfr-xp4w-54qcCGA-9j5w-cf9v-c6f7CGA-h86q-jg5x-63mhCGA-jfg6-r2qq-gfhcCGA-mv86-4h45-wcf2CGA-rxh4-rphr-p737
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6164 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 23-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.3 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving sample size.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.76% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.76%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard4 products
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
- ffmpeg< 2.8.11-r0 | < 3.0.7-r0
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:3.1.1-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL≤ 2.8.7 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5 vendors · 8 products
