CVE-2016-7555
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to...
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
CVE-2016-7555- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
CVE-2016-7555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8408 No score
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8408- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgvg-3jgx-pfjc
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to...
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
GHSA-vgvg-3jgx-pfjc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-7555
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-7555- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
CVE-2016-7555- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7555
The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7555- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:2556-1 No score
Security update for ffmpeg
This update for ffmpeg fixes multiple security issues in ffmpeg (boo#1003806)
These vulnerabilities can be triggered when processing specially crafted avi video content, and could lead to crashes or have unspecified further impact including potential code execution.
- CVE-2016-7562: out-of-bounds array write fault via specially crafted avi files
- CVE-2016-7502: out-of-bounds array write via incorrect block values
- CVE-2016-7905: null-point-exception when decoding avi files with crafted 'gab2' structs
- CVE-2016-7555: memory leak when decoding avi files with crafted 'strh' struct
- CVE-2016-7785: assert fault via avi files with crafted 'strh' struct
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:2556-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:2560-1 No score
Security update for ffmpeg
This update for ffmpeg fixes multiple security issues in ffmpeg (boo#1003806)
These vulnerabilities can be triggered when processing specially crafted avi video content, and could lead to crashes or have unspecified further impact including potential code execution.
- CVE-2016-7562: out-of-bounds array write fault via specially crafted avi files
- CVE-2016-7502: out-of-bounds array write via incorrect block values
- CVE-2016-7905: null-point-exception when decoding avi files with crafted 'gab2' structs
- CVE-2016-7555: memory leak when decoding avi files with crafted 'strh' struct
- CVE-2016-7785: assert fault via avi files with crafted 'strh' struct
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:2560-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7555 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ffmpeg, published October 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 3.0.7-r0.