Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6832

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_audio_resample function in resample.c in libav before 11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to buffer resizing.

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Affected products

Libav/Libav2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.3
- (no CPE)range: <11.4

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/13/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/07/libav-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ff_audio_resample-resample-c/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
git.libav.orgnvd

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