CRITICAL
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
Published Feb 9, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.36%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.8.9
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.36% 0.08359
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08359
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (36 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.27% (0.07271) | 94.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.27% (0.07271) | 94.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.27% (0.07271) | 93.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.27% (0.07271) | 93.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 94.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 10.19% (0.10189) | 93.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 12.31% (0.12310) | 93.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 27.80% (0.27796) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 33.90% (0.33896) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 39.69% (0.39687) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 33.34% (0.33339) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 34.34% (0.34345) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 40.16% (0.40156) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 33.78% (0.33785) | 96.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 30.80% (0.30801) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 35.70% (0.35699) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 30.32% (0.30322) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.62% (0.33622) | 96.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.13% (0.61132) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 33.62% (0.33622) | 96.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 61.13% (0.61132) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 50.65% (0.50652) | 97.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 61.13% (0.61132) | 98.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.65% (0.50652) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 88.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 86.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01463) | 84.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.22% (0.24218) | 96.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 8, 2022 | 24.22% (0.24218) | 96.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 81.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 63.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95986 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2a05c8f813de6f2278827734bf8102291e7484aa x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/5992 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95986 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2a05c8f813de6f2278827734bf8102291e7484aa | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/5992 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 9, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10190
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a