| Name | CVE-2016-8675 |
| Description | The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav before 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file, possibly related to startcode sequences during m4v detection. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libav (PTS) | wheezy | 6:0.8.17-2 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 6:0.8.21-0+deb7u1 | vulnerable | |
| jessie | 6:11.11-1~deb8u1 | vulnerable | |
| jessie (security) | 6:11.12-1~deb8u1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libav | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h/
Fixed by: https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860
Cf. CVE-2016-8676 as well which remain unfixed after e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860