PT-2012-1197 · FFmpeg · Libavcodec+1

Published 2012-10-16 · Updated 2018-02-23 · CVE-2012-5360

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg versions prior to 0.11

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Libavcodec library of FFmpeg, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.11, update to version 0.11 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Libavcodec library until a patch is applied. Avoid using the library to process untrusted QT files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00372

CVE-2012-5360

Affected Products

Ffmpeg

Libavcodec

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5360 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00372 · Security Note
• https://ffmpeg.org/security.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/VulnerabilityResearchAdvisories/2012/msvr12-017 · Note