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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2330

libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 ffmpeg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.6-1"}]}]

Debian:13 ffmpeg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.6-1"}]}]

Debian:14 ffmpeg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.6-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org