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CVE-2016-7970

high

Description

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

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25

https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4

https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/08e754612019ed84d1db0d1fc4f5798248decd75

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/

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/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-03

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0124