CVE-2016-9826 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libav 11.8, specifically within the libavcodec/ituh263dec.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by exploiting a left shift of a negative value. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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