CVE-2012-2805 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FFMPEG, affecting applications using this media processing library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2805?
CVE-2012-2805 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in FFMPEG 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2805?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2805?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-2805 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2805 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2805, GHSA-2q9x-4w37-qxhq.