CVE-2016-8595

Publication date 23 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ffmpeg	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

ebarretto

FF_API_LAVF_AVCTX is not available in xenial version, and the assertion also does not exist.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H