CVE-2012-0851
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
20/08/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| 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:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/758
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D7fff64e00d886fde11d61958888c82b461cf99b9
- http://libav.org/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A079
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/758
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D7fff64e00d886fde11d61958888c82b461cf99b9
- http://libav.org/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A079
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933



