CVE-2016-7562 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ff_draw_pc_font function of FFmpeg versions prior to 3.1.4, specifically within libavcodec/cga_data.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted AVI file. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS v3 score of 5.5, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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