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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-2774
FFmpeg MPEG Video Frame Start DoS Memory Corruption
Description

The ff_MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, related to starting "a frame outside SETUP state."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2012, 10:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2774 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/ffmpeg-1.0.7'
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2774.

URL Resource
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59a4b73531428d2f420b4dad545172c8483ced0f
http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59a4b73531428d2f420b4dad545172c8483ced0f
http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2774 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2774 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2774 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2774 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
    Added Reference http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59a4b73531428d2f420b4dad545172c8483ced0f
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://ffmpeg.org/security.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59a4b73531428d2f420b4dad545172c8483ced0f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/50468 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=59a4b73531428d2f420b4dad545172c8483ced0f
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.01 }} 0.01%

score

0.75926

percentile