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CVE-2016-7424

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7424 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the put_no_rnd_pixels8_xy2_mmx function of libav versions 11.7 and earlier, affecting Debian and other systems utilizing libav. An attacker can trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted MP3 file, requiring user interaction to process the malicious file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity but can lead to system crashes. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 11.7CPE 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
1.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0154 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 5,760 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/2016/09/17/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-put_no_rnd_pixels8_xy2_mmx-rnd_template-c
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.libav.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
git.libav.org
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3685
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/17
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93038
Broken Link