High
Security advisory
The raw_decode function in libavcodec/rawdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-6671
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The raw_decode function in libavcodec/rawdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.
osv:CVE-2016-6671
Complete source record
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