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CVE-2016-2399 (GCVE-0-2016-2399)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-30 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
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Summary
Integer overflow in the quicktime_read_pascal function in libquicktime 1.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted hdlr MP4 atom.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-02-23 00:00
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