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CVE-2016-6832
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.6%
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- redhat
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to buffer resizing.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% 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: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160817 Re: libav: heap-based buffer overflow in ff_audio_resample (resample.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160813 libav: heap-based buffer overflow in ff_audio_resample (resample.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ac8ff618c5e6d878c547a8877e714ed728950ce (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=825 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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