CVE-2016-8676

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93468Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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