CVE-2016-20099

6.8 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service

What it is

L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in vc1_importer_probe() in importer/vc1_imp.c that allows attackers to hang applications via crafted input files. Attackers can supply a file consisting only of zero bytes, which lsmash_read_file() probes automatically, causing indefinite CPU consumption and denial of service.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-10-14 15:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-16 19:18 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-10-14 15:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-16 19:18 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-835
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.8

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw 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

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Fix and advisories

https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/pull/58

References

NVD record · CVE.org record