CVE-2016-20099

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductL-smash
PublishedOct 14, 2026
First seenOct 14, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
l-smash l-smashv ≤ 2.14.5—

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