CVE-2012-2788: Critical severity Libav Libav vulnerability
Published Sep 10, 2012
·Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in the avireadpacket function in libavformat/avidec.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 "out of array read" when a "packet is shrunk."
Affected Software
68 affected components
Libav Libav=0.8
Libav Libav=0.8-beta2
Libav Libav=0.8.1
Libav Libav=0.8.2
Libav Libav=0.8.3
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=0.7
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
Event History
Sep 10, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2012-2788?
The severity of CVE-2012-2788 is currently unspecified as its impact and attack vectors are unknown.
2
How do I fix CVE-2012-2788?
To fix CVE-2012-2788, update to a non-vulnerable version of FFmpeg or Libav, specifically versions after 0.10.4 for FFmpeg and 0.7.7 for Libav.
3
Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2012-2788?
CVE-2012-2788 affects FFmpeg versions up to and including 0.10.4.
4
Which versions of Libav are impacted by CVE-2012-2788?
CVE-2012-2788 impacts Libav versions before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4.
5
What kind of issue is described in CVE-2012-2788?
CVE-2012-2788 is related to an out of array read when a packet is shrunk in the avi_read_packet function.