CVE-2016-7972

Description

The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/

https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4

https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4b

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3