UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8676

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8676
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8676.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8676
Upstream
Published
2017-02-15T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:55Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The getvlc2 function in getbits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libav

Package

Name
libav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libav@6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6:0.*

6:0.8.7-1ubuntu2

6:9.*

6:9.10-1ubuntu1
6:9.10-1ubuntu2
6:9.10-1ubuntu5
6:9.10-1ubuntu6
6:9.10-1ubuntu7
6:9.11-2ubuntu1
6:9.11-2ubuntu2
6:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libav-tools",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra-54",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec54",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-extra-53",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice53",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra-3",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter3",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-extra-54",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat54",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavresample-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavresample1",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil-extra-52",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil52",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale-dev",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale-extra-2",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale2",
            "binary_version": "6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8676.json"