CVE-2016-7971

Publication date 3 March 2017

Last updated 4 August 2025

Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libass	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

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Notes

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rejected; see https://github.com/libass/libass/pull/240#issuecomment-251676924

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7971