CVE-2012-0853

Public Exploit

Description

The decodeTonalComponents function in the Actrac3 codec (atrac3.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12, and 0.8.x before 0.8.11; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in an Atrac 3 file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.77% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4 mailing list
http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/780 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49089 third party advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c509f4f74713b035a06f79cb4d00e708f5226bc5
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c509f4f74713b035a06f79cb4d00e708f5226bc5
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9af6abdc17deb95c9b1f1d9242ba49b8b5e0b016

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0853?
CVE-2012-0853 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0853?
To fix CVE-2012-0853, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0853 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0853 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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