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CVE-2016-20099

L-SMASH through 2.14.5 Infinite Loop in VC-1 Importer Probe

Medium6.8EPSS 0.24%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
VulnCheck

Description

L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in vc1_importer_probe() in importer/vc1_imp.c that allows attackers to hang applications via crafted input files. Attackers can supply a file consisting only of zero bytes, which lsmash_read_file() probes automatically, causing indefinite CPU consumption and denial of service.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20099, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0Medium6.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVDNVD · Deferred4.0Medium6.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.24% · top 85% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • l-smash · l-smash

    • affected ≤ 2.14.5

References (5)

Sources

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Record last updated .