vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2944-1 (CVE-2016-2330): Libav vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 12, 2016 | Apr 4, 2016 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 12, 2016
Added
Apr 4, 2016
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed media
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libavcodec53ubuntu-upgrade-libavformat53
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