Is CVE-2016-7555 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7555 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7555?

CVE-2016-7555 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7555?

CVE-2016-7555 has an EPSS score of 1.38% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7555?

Upgrade ffmpeg on debian 11 to 7:3.1.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7555

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffmpegDebian

Fixed in:7:3.1.4-1CVE-2016-7555

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

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CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.