CVE-2012-2779: Critical severity Libav Libav vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-2779?

The severity of CVE-2012-2779 is currently unspecified due to unknown impacts and attack vectors.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-2779?

To fix CVE-2012-2779, upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.11 or later, or Libav version 0.7.7, 0.8.4, or later.

Q: Which software is affected by CVE-2012-2779?

CVE-2012-2779 affects FFmpeg versions up to 0.10.4 and various Libav versions up to 0.7.6.

Q: What is the cause of CVE-2012-2779?

CVE-2012-2779 is caused by an issue in the decode_frame function related to an invalid 'gop header' and decoding in a half initialized context.

Q: Are there any known exploits for CVE-2012-2779?

There are no public details on active exploits for CVE-2012-2779 as the vulnerability's impacts and attack vectors remain unspecified.

Published Sep 10, 2012

Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the decodeframe function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."

Affected Software

68 affected components

Libav Libav=0.7

Libav Libav=0.7-beta1

Libav Libav=0.7-beta2

Libav Libav=0.7.1

Libav Libav=0.7.2

Libav Libav=0.7.3

Libav Libav=0.7.4

Libav Libav=0.7.5

Libav Libav=0.7.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg<=0.10.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.0

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.9

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.9-pre1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.9

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.11

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.12

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.0

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.10

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.11

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.9

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.9.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.10

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.10.3

Libav Libav=0.8

Libav Libav=0.8-beta2

Libav Libav=0.8.1

Libav Libav=0.8.2

Libav Libav=0.8.3

Event History

Sep 10, 2012

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2779?

The severity of CVE-2012-2779 is currently unspecified due to unknown impacts and attack vectors.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2779?

To fix CVE-2012-2779, upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.11 or later, or Libav version 0.7.7, 0.8.4, or later.

Which software is affected by CVE-2012-2779?