What is CVE-2012-5360?

CVE-2012-5360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2012-5360?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ffmpeg

CVE-2012-5360

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ffmpeg

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/VulnerabilityResearchAdvisories/2012/… (Third Party Advisory)
www.ffmpeg.org/security.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5360?: CVE-2012-5360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2012-5360?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.