CVE-2016-8595 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in FFmpeg versions prior to 3.1.5, specifically within the gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an assert fault by processing a specially crafted AVI file. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H), but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.4CPE 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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