CVE-2012-0851

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    CVE-2012-0851

    Published: 20 Aug 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 and 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 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.

    References: http://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/758, http://libav.org/, http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1, http://ffmpeg.org/security.html, http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7fff64e00d886fde11d61958888c82b461cf99b9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High