FKIE_CVE-2012-0856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-20 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:38
Severity
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ffmpeg ffmpeg *
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.3
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.3.1
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.3.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.3.3
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.3.4
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.0
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.3
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.4
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.5
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.6
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.7
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.8
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.9
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.4.9
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5.1
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5.3
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5.4
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.6
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.6.1
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.6.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.1
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.3
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.6
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.7
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.8
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.9
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.11
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.7.12
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.0
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.1
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.2
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.5
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.6
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.7
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.8
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.10
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.8.11

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      "value": "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."
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      "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica en la funci\u00f3n MPV_frame_start en libavcodec/mpegvideo.c en FFmpeg anterior a v0.9.1, cuando la opci\u00f3n (lowres) est\u00e1 activada, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n) a trav\u00e9s de un archivo multimedia  H263 manipulado. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad se debe a un error de regresi\u00f3n."
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  "id": "CVE-2012-0856",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:38:23.747",
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 2.6,
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          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
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  "published": "2012-08-20T19:55:05.107",
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          "value": "CWE-119"
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}



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