Medium
Security advisory
The avi_read_seek function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-7785
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 05:21 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The avi_read_seek function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted AVI file.
osv:CVE-2016-7785
Complete source record
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