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CVE-2016-7499

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7499 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the sbr_make_f_master function of Libav 11.7, specifically affecting the aacsbr.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a divide-by-zero error and application crash by providing a specially crafted MP3 file. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to exploit, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0143 is in the 81st 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/2016/09/21/libav-divide-by-zero-in-sbr_make_f_master-aacsbr-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
git.libav.org
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93102
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry