CVE-2012-6617 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 24 Dec 2013 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash the FFmpeg streaming server by sending malicious RTP format data, causing a denial of service.

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-2012-6617?

CVE-2012-6617 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 24 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The prepare_sdp_description function in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the rtp format.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2012-6617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5p79-rx54-3929, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6617.