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Case File

CVE-2016-7972

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.19% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2016-7972
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.19%

Original NVD Description

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.