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CVE-2012-0851

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.2%EU EUVD

The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
3.2% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0876)
Published
August 20, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0876 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav
  • libav / libav

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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