CVE-2012-2793: Critical severity Libav Libav vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2012-2793?

The severity of CVE-2012-2793 has not been explicitly defined, but it is an unspecified vulnerability that could have unknown impacts.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-2793?

To fix CVE-2012-2793, you should update to FFmpeg version 0.11 or later, or Libav version 0.7.7 or later.

Q: What versions are affected by CVE-2012-2793?

CVE-2012-2793 affects FFmpeg versions before 0.11 and Libav versions before 0.7.7 for the 0.7.x branch and before 0.8.4 for the 0.8.x branch.

Q: What is the impact of CVE-2012-2793?

The impact of CVE-2012-2793 remains unknown as it is described as an unspecified vulnerability related to 'too many zeros' in the lag_decode_zero_run_line function.

Q: Is there a workaround for CVE-2012-2793?

No specific workaround has been documented for CVE-2012-2793 aside from the recommended software updates.

Published Sep 10, 2012

Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the lagdecodezerorunline function in libavcodec/lagarith.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 "too many zeros."

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-2012-2793?

The severity of CVE-2012-2793 has not been explicitly defined, but it is an unspecified vulnerability that could have unknown impacts.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2793?

To fix CVE-2012-2793, you should update to FFmpeg version 0.11 or later, or Libav version 0.7.7 or later.

What versions are affected by CVE-2012-2793?