CVE-2016-8676: Libav

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The get_vlc2 function in get_bits.h in Libav 11.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted mp3 file. NOTE: this issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8675.

Affected products

• Libav Libav: up to and including 11.8

Published 2017-02-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.