CVE-2012-2785 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Unspecified vulnerabilities in FFmpeg's WMA Lossless decoder allow attackers to cause memory corruption via crafted media files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2785?

CVE-2012-2785 is a critical memory corruption 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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to (1) "some subframes only encode some channels" or (2) a large order value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2785?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2785 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-2012-2785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ffmpeg Ffmpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3q5-pr2m-cfvx.

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