CVE-2012-6618
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.6
Description
The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user/42233
- http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e74cd2f4706f71da5e9205003c1d8263b54ed3fb
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51964
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6618
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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