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CVE-2016-5637

Publication date 15 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

The restore_tqb_pixels function in libbpg 0.9.5 through 0.9.7 mishandles the transquant_bypass_enable_flag value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted BPG image, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
ffmpeg 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
gst-libav1.0 24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
23.10 mantic Ignored
23.04 lunar Ignored
22.10 kinetic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.10 groovy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
19.10 eoan Ignored
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
15.10 wily Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
oxide-qt 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
vlc 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Notes

ebarretto

This CVE doesn't have much information and it appears to be a duplicate of CVE-2016-8710, so we are using the information available on CVE-2016-8710.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H