libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .avi file, related to the apng_encode_frame and encode_apng functions
Published Feb 12, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.57%
Description
libavcodec/pngenc.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.5 uses incorrect line sizes in certain row calculations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .avi file, related to the apng_encode_frame and encode_apng functions.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 84.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 83.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 68.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 76.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 74.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00506) | 72.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ec9c5ce8a753175244da971fed9f1e25aef7971 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f4c3e4b92212d98f5b9ca2dee13e076effe9589 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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