What is the severity of CVE-2012-0848?

CVE-2012-0848 is considered a denial of service vulnerability due to a heap-based buffer overflow.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0848?

To fix CVE-2012-0848, upgrade to a patched version of FFmpeg that addresses this vulnerability.

Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2012-0848?

CVE-2012-0848 affects FFmpeg version 0.9.1.

What type of attack does CVE-2012-0848 allow?

CVE-2012-0848 allows remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack by crashing the application.

What component of FFmpeg is vulnerable in CVE-2012-0848?

The vulnerability in CVE-2012-0848 exists in the ws_snd_decode_frame function of libavcodec/ws-snd1.c.

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CVE-2012-0848

medium

4.3

CWE

119

20/8/2012

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-0848: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Aug 20 2012(Updated: )

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."

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
FFmpeg	=0.9.1

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=5257743aee0c3982f0079e6553aabc6aa39401d2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0848?
CVE-2012-0848 is considered a denial of service vulnerability due to a heap-based buffer overflow.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0848?
To fix CVE-2012-0848, upgrade to a patched version of FFmpeg that addresses this vulnerability.
Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2012-0848?
CVE-2012-0848 affects FFmpeg version 0.9.1.
What type of attack does CVE-2012-0848 allow?
CVE-2012-0848 allows remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack by crashing the application.
What component of FFmpeg is vulnerable in CVE-2012-0848?
The vulnerability in CVE-2012-0848 exists in the ws_snd_decode_frame function of libavcodec/ws-snd1.c.

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