CVE-2016-7972

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.

• CWE-399

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4bIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381960Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240/commits/aa54e0b59200a994d50a346b5d7ac818ebcf2d4bIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/tag/0.13.4Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Mar 3, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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