CVE-2012-0852

FFmpeg <0.9.1, Libav <0.5.9-0.8.3 - DoS/Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The adpcm_decode_frame function in adpcm.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 an ADPCM file with the number of channels not equal to two.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
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
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/794
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://libav.org/
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/78932

Scores

EPSS 0.0228
EPSS Percentile 84.9%

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