5.5

CVE-2016-7393: libav Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7393DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7393
Published 15-02-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7393 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libav. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DLA-644-1

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the aac_sync function in aac_parser.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.55% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:2.4-1
Libav1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libav< 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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