CVE-2012-6618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ffmpeg Subscribe	Ffmpeg Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:1.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-6464	The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user/42233
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e74cd2f4706f71da5e9205003c1d8263b54ed3fb
http://secunia.com/advisories/51964
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-12-24T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:36:01.430Z

Reserved: 2013-12-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-6618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-12-24T20:55:04.687

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-6618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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