Buffer overflow in Libav
CVE-2012-0947
Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec 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 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VQA media file in which the image size is not a multiple of the block size.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.047 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Libav — versions 0.5, 0.5.1, 0.5.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@ubuntu.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)