UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7970

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7970
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7970.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7970
Related
Published
2017-03-03T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-05-26T16:37:04Z
Severity
  • 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

Buffer overflow in the calccoeff function in libass/assblur.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libass

Package

Name
libass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libass@0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.12.3-2
0.13.0-1
0.13.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libass-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libass5",
            "binary_version": "0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libass5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}