High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2327

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.

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Affected products

FFmpeg/Ffmpeg2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.4
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
git.videolan.orgnvd
git.videolan.orgnvd

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