CVE-2016-5115 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability within the avcodec_decode_audio4 function of libavcodec, specifically affecting libavformat 57.34.103, as used in MPlayer. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted MP3 file, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to trigger, resulting in high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
57.34.103CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libavformat_project:libavformat:57.34.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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