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CVE-2012-0856 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ffmpeg ffmpeg
<= 0.9
0.3
0.3.1
0.3.2
0.3.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0856
NVD Published Date:
Aug 20, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-0856 Details - Not Deferred