10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-2779
FFmpeg Libav Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2779 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
1 Libav libav

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2779 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2779 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 [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://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=229e4c133287955d5f3f837520a3602709b21950 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://ffmpeg.org/security.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/50468 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/51257 [No types assigned]
    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
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=229e4c133287955d5f3f837520a3602709b21950
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/51257
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
  • 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2779 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-2012-2779 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.60 }} 0.03%

score

0.76024

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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