Off-by-One Error in FFmpeg Affects Google Chrome across Multiple Platforms
CVE-2016-5199

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 54.0.2840.98 For Mac, And 54.0.2840.99 For Windows, And 54.0.2840.100 For Linux, And 55.0.2883.84 For Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 January 2017

Summary

A vulnerability exists in FFmpeg, which impacts Google Chrome across several platforms due to an off-by-one error that can lead to a zero-size allocation. This flaw potentially enables a remote attacker to exploit the condition, causing heap corruption through specially crafted video files, posing significant security risks to users of the affected versions.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-chan...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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