Vulnerability CVE-2016-7972
Published: 2017-03-03

Description:
The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors.

Type:

CWE-399

 (Resource Management Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Opensuse project -> Opensuse 
Opensuse -> LEAP 
Opensuse -> Opensuse 
Novell -> LEAP 
Libass project -> Libass 
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960
https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4b
https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25
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