Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2012-0856

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1, when the lowres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H263 media file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a regression error.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ffmpeg — versions 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References