CVE-2016-20099
Received Received - Intake

L-SMASH Infinite Loop via Zero-Byte File

Vulnerability report for CVE-2016-20099, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-14

Last updated on: 2026-10-14

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

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.

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Published
2026-10-14
Last Modified
2026-10-14
Generated
2026-10-14
EPSS Evaluated
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l-smash l-smash 0

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Exploitability

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CWE-835 The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

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