CVE-2012-0848

Published: Aug 20, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ws_snd_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ws-snd1.c in FFmpeg 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file, related to an incorrect calculation, aka "wrong samples count."

Affected (1)

Products: Ffmpeg: Ffmpeg

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg	Version 0.9.1

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5257743aee0c3982f0079e6553aabc6aa39401d2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78936

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5257743aee0c3982f0079e6553aabc6aa39401d2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78936

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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