CVE-2012-6618

FFmpeg < 1.0.2 - Denial of Service via Crafted MP3 File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user/42233
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51964

Scores

EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 77.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 1.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg < 1.0.1
Published Dec 24, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026