CVE-2012-0856 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Ffmpeg

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
2.6LOWNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 21.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedAug 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1, when the lowres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H263 media file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a regression error.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg0.9+41
▶debiandebian/ffmpeg

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-h5ff-8r22-qwvc: Heap-based buffer overflow in the MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2012-0856: ffmpeg - Heap-based buffer overflow in the MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvid...↗2012
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