CVE-2012-0854 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg's DPCM decoder due to improper pointer usage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0854?
CVE-2012-0854 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 20 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-0854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94r4-9j59-hcxh.