Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the mov_build_index function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.8, 3.0.x before 3.0.3 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving sample size.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01762 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.7 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6164
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4pr-8j2p-f6j2
References
More Ffmpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19015 FFmpeg git-master before commit d5873b was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component libavutil/iamf.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-21238 FFmpeg 7.0 contains a heap-buffer-overflow at libavfilter/vf_tiltandshift.c:189:5 in copy_column. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-06050 Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in ffmpeg hls parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28420 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-27357 FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-27044 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2016-6164 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6164 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4pr-8j2p-f6j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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