CVE-2012-0855 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash FFmpeg applications via a heap-based buffer overflow in the J2K decoder, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2012-0855?
CVE-2012-0855 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 27 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0855?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0855 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-2012-0855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c24-f7cf-r9w9.