CVE-2016-7122 — Infinite Loop in Ffmpeg

CWE-3995 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedDec 23
Latest updateAug 14

Description

The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to infinite loop when it decodes an AVI file that has a crafted 'nctg' structure.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:3.1.4-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:3.1.4-1+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg3.1.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g76c-vghc-f9r5: The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-7122: The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec↗2016-12-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2016-7122: ffmpeg - The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vu...↗2016
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
VERCATION: Precise Vulnerable Open-source Software Version Identification based on Static Analysis and LLM↗2025-08-14
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