Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-119Published · 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-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via a negative chunk size in an HTTP response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08359 94th 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 · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.9 | 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:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.9 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:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10190
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x24-gfqp-9jhx
References
Patch 2
Advisory 1
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-2016-10190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2x24-gfqp-9jhx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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