{"action":"Upgrade libass to 0.13.4-r0 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"0.13.4-r0","introduced":"0"}],"component":"libass","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Alpine","ecosystem_qualifier":"Alpine:v3.8","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["0.13.4-r0"],"id":"tcs_01M5N8HT0TNMPX5195360ZN982","modified_at":"2026-09-22T06:30:40.204428285Z","published_at":"2017-03-03T16:59:00.717Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-7972","https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-7972"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"ALPINE-CVE-2016-7972#Alpine:v3.8/libass","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-7972"}],"summary":"The check_allocations function in libass/ass_shaper.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure) via unspecified vectors."}