CVE-2016-7972

Name	CVE-2016-7972
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, 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)	buster	1:0.14.0-2	fixed
	bullseye	1:0.15.0-2	fixed
	bookworm, sid	1:0.17.1-1	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

[jessie] - libass <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4b