CVE-2012-0851

high

Description

The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494

http://libav.org/

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fff64e00d886fde11d61958888c82b461cf99b9

http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/758

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-08-20

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High