Description
The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/758
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://libav.org/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fff64e00d886fde11d61958888c82b461cf99b9
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933
Scores
EPSS
0.0217
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (37)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.7
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.8
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.9
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.11
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.7.12
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.8.5
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.8.6
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.8.7
... and 27 more
Published
Aug 20, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026