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CVE-2016-2330
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
High8.8EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2944-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1035010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 84217 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201606-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .