CVE-2016-7972
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7972
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7972.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-7972
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-03-03T16:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-14T15:51:23.436490Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The checkallocations function in libass/assshaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors.
- References
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358
- https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4b
- https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/