vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-5199)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 19, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 19, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
FFMPEG MP4 decoder contains an off-by-one error resulting in an allocation of size 0, followed by corrupting an arbitrary number of pointers out of bounds on the heap, where each is pointing to controllable or uninitialized data. A remote attacker can potentially use this flaw to exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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