CVE-2016-5199
published 2017-01-19CVE-2016-5199: An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and…
PriorityP338high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.37%
69.0th percentile
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ffmpeg | < ffmpeg 7:3.2-1 (bookworm) | ffmpeg 7:3.2-1 (bookworm) |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:3.2-1 | 7:3.2-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:3.2-1 | 7:3.2-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:3.2-1 | 7:3.2-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:3.2-1 | 7:3.2-1 |
| chrome | <= 54.0.2840.87 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
Oxide vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-12-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5198 [HIGH] Oxide vulnerabilities
Title: Oxide vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.
Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial
of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5202)
A heap-corruption issue was discovered in FFmpeg. If a user were tricked
in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5199)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
vendor_redhat·2016-11-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Debian
CVE-2016-5199: ffmpeg - An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google ...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5199: ffmpeg - An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google ...
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 7:3.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 7:3.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 7:3.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 7:3.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 7:3.2-1)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 54 FFmpeg memory corruption (Nessus ID 94677 / ID 196644)
vuldb·2026-05-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] Google Chrome up to 54 FFmpeg memory corruption (Nessus ID 94677 / ID 196644)
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome up to 54. This affects an unknown function of the component FFmpeg. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5199. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
GHSA
GHSA-5mc4-xjch-jc3r: An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-5mc4-xjch-jc3r: An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
OSV
CVE-2016-5199: An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54
osv·2017-01-19·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5199: An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54
An off by one error resulting in an allocation of zero size in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.98 for Mac, and 54.0.2840.99 for Windows, and 54.0.2840.100 for Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
OSV
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
osv·2016-12-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5198 [HIGH] oxide-qt vulnerabilities
oxide-qt vulnerabilities
Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial
of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5202)
A heap-corruption issue was discovered in FFmpeg. If a user were tricked
in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5199)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5199 chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
bugzilla·2016-11-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5199 chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
CVE-2016-5199 chromium-browser: heap corruption in ffmpeg
A heap corruption flaw was found in the FFmpeg component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=643948
External References:
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
Discussion:
Created chromium tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1393737]
---
This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
Via RHSA-2016:2718 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.html
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-5199 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-5199 CVE-2016-5200 CVE-2016-5201 CVE-2016-5202 chromium: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple support
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlhttps://crbug.com/643948https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2718.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94196http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037273https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlhttps://crbug.com/643948https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16
2017-01-19
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