CVE-2012-2803

Description

Double free vulnerability in the mpeg_decode_frame function in libavcodec/mpeg12.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to resetting the data size value.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4 mailing list
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355 vdb entry
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=951cbea56fdc03ef96d07fbd7e5bed755d42ac8a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1706-1 vendor advisory
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50468 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2803?
CVE-2012-2803 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2803?
To fix CVE-2012-2803, 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-2012-2803 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2803 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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