CVE-2016-7972

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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