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CVE-2012-0856

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
2.6 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0881)
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-2012-0881 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ffmpeg / ffmpeg

References

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

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