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CVE-2016-8675

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8675 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Libav versions prior to 11.9, specifically within the get_vlc2 function. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash by providing a crafted MP3 file, potentially related to m4v detection. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.8CPE 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
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/09/07/libav-null-pointer-dereference-in-get_vlc2_get_bits_h
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / libav/libav/commit/e5b019725f53b79159931d3a7317107cbbfd0860
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/13
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93468
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry