Medium
Security advisory
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-8595
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 06:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The gsm_parse function in libavcodec/gsm_parser.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
osv:CVE-2016-8595
Complete source record
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