CVE-2016-7122: ffmpeg Resource Management Errors
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-7122UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7122DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7122CGA-4m67-g55f-vrg4CGA-936q-p5v8-8vfgCGA-mmm3-q8m3-6j35CGA-p4pf-xxhc-wgq2CGA-pvrv-8hw5-hmrmCGA-rfwr-6qf7-c62xCGA-v649-p9c2-9hp3CGA-vq94-hr88-7h72
Published 23-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7122 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.85%
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
- 23-12-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to infinite loop when it decodes an AVI file that has a crafted 'nctg' structure.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.85% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.85%
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< 7:3.1.4-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≤ 3.1.3
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5 vendors · 8 products
References
8 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory