CVE-2016-20099
L-SMASH hasta la versión 2.14.5 contiene una vulnerabilidad de bucle infinito en vc1_importer_probe() en importer/vc1_imp.c que permite a los atacantes bloquear aplicaciones mediante archivos de entrada manipulados. Los atacantes pueden proporcionar un archivo que consta únicamente de bytes con valor cero, que lsmash_read_file() analiza automáticamente, lo que provoca un consumo indefinido de CPU y una denegación de servicio.
Traducción automática del texto original de NVD (en inglés).
CVSS
- Puntuación base
- 6.8
- Versión
- 4.0
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días
- 0.24 %
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas
- 14
- Fecha de la puntuación
- 21/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution60 % - Impacto principal
T1499Endpoint Denial of Serviceimpact55 %
Inferido por reglas deterministas a partir del vector CVSS y la CWE. Solo orientativo.
Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-835
Referencias
Mostrar las 5 referencias
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/blob/v2.14.5/importer/vc1_imp.c#L462-L488
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/pull/58
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/l-smash-through-2.14.5-infinite-loop-in-vc-1-importer-probe
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2016-20099-2026-110599-l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free
JSON original (NVD)
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