CVE-2012-2783 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in FFmpeg's VP5/VP6 decoder allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2783?
CVE-2012-2783 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 10 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "freeing the returned frame."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2783?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Libav Libav.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2783?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2012-2783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2783, GHSA-5j58-cmf8-pfrp.