HIGH
The mov_read_dref function in libavformat/mov.c in Libav before 11.7 and FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via the entries value in a dref box in an MP4 file
Published Jun 16, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.41%
Description
The mov_read_dref function in libavformat/mov.c in Libav before 11.7 and FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via the entries value in a dref box in an MP4 file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
4.41% 0.04406
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04406
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 (44 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 91.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04054) | 89.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 85.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 85.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 78.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02449) | 84.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01401) | 79.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 7, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 77.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03451) | 78.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 86.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 86.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 84.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01191) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 81.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.68% (0.04682) | 89.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 27, 2022 | 4.68% (0.04682) | 88.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04154) | 84.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04154) | 68.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3603 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=929 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7e01d48cfd168c3dfc663f03a3b6a98e0ecba328 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/689e59b7ffed34eba6159dcc78e87133862e3746 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.7.changelog x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3603 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=929 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7e01d48cfd168c3dfc663f03a3b6a98e0ecba328 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/689e59b7ffed34eba6159dcc78e87133862e3746 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.7.changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 16, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3062
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a