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CVE-2016-7972
The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…
High7.5EPSS 5.2%
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- mitre
Description
The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% 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 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- GLSA-201702-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 93358 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-282507c3e9 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-d2a05a0644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3087 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161004 Re: Handful of libass issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-95407a836f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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