CVE-2012-6618

Public Exploit

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."

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user/42233 mailing list
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991 exploit
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e74cd2f4706f71da5e9205003c1d8263b54ed3fb
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11
http://secunia.com/advisories/51964 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6618?
CVE-2012-6618 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6618?
To fix CVE-2012-6618, 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-2012-6618 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6618 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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