CVE-2016-6881

NameCVE-2016-6881
DescriptionThe zlib_refill function in libavformat/swfdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ffmpeg (PTS)stretch (security)7:3.2.18-0+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch7:3.2.19-0+deb9u3fixed
buster7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)7:4.1.11-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye7:4.3.6-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm7:5.1.4-0+deb12u1fixed
trixie7:6.1.1-1fixed
sid7:6.1.1-3fixed
libav (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)6:11.12-1~deb8u9fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ffmpegsource(unstable)7:3.1.3-1unimportant
libavsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- libav <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present in any Libav version)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/6
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4770eac6

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