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CVE-2016-7555 is a memory leak in FFmpeg's AVI parsing code before version 3.1.4. A specially crafted AVI file can trigger the leak while FFmpeg reads the file header. The main business risk is service instability or resource exhaustion in systems that process untrusted video files. Exposure is most likely in media upload, transcoding, preview, malware-analysis, or content-processing systems using FFmpeg or applications bundling libavformat before 3.1.4. Systems that never process untrusted AVI files have lower practical exposure. Prioritize remediation where FFmpeg processes external or user-supplied video. This is not evidenced as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but exposed media pipelines can be disrupted by malformed files and should not run obsolete parser libraries. Mitigation focus: Upgrade FFmpeg to 3.1.4 or a later vendor-supported release.; Patch operating system packages that provide FFmpeg or libavformat.; Identify applications that bundle or statically link vulnerable FFmpeg code..
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- GLSA-201701-71CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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