Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9824 is a Libav crash vulnerability. A remote attacker could supply a crafted media file that triggers an integer overflow and causes denial of service. The main business risk is disruption to services that automatically process untrusted media. Exposure is most likely where Libav 11.8 processes attacker-supplied or externally sourced media files. The sources do not confirm other affected products, downstream packages, or version ranges. Handle as a targeted availability risk. It is not described as data theft or code execution, but exposed media-processing services could be disrupted by malformed files. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems and applications using Libav, especially Libav 11.8.; Check vendor or Linux distribution guidance for fixed Libav packages.; Prioritize systems that process externally supplied media files..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libav-multiple-crashes-from-the-undefined-behavior-sanitizer/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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