FKIE_CVE-2012-0848

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-20 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:38
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ws_snd_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ws-snd1.c in FFmpeg 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file, related to an incorrect calculation, aka "wrong samples count."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://ffmpeg.org/security.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5257743aee0c3982f0079e6553aabc6aa39401d2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78936
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5257743aee0c3982f0079e6553aabc6aa39401d2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78936
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.9.1
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