| Name | CVE-2016-7969 |
| Description | The wrap_lines_smart function in ass_render.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors, related to "0/3 line wrapping equalization." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-668-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libass (PTS) | bullseye | 1:0.15.0-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:0.17.1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:0.17.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libass | source | wheezy | 0.10.0-3+deb7u1 | | DLA-668-1 | |
| libass | source | (unstable) | 0.13.4-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - libass <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/b72b283b936a600c730e00875d7d067bded3fc26