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CVE-2016-6832

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6832 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the ff_audio_resample function of libav versions prior to 11.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) through specially crafted input that exploits buffer resizing issues. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to achieve a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0159 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

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