CVE-2016-8595
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers...
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
CVE-2016-8595- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
CVE-2016-8595- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9442 No score
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9442- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpwc-mx7r-q9gp
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers...
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
GHSA-vpwc-mx7r-q9gp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
CVE-2016-8595- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-8595
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8595- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| 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-2016-8595 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ffmpeg, published December 23, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:3.1.5-1.