CVE-2012-6616 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The mov_text_decode_frame function in libavcodec/movtextdec.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted 3GPP TS 26.245 data.

Published: 2013-12-24

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-6462	The mov_text_decode_frame function in libavcodec/movtextdec.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted 3GPP TS 26.245 data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01667.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=68e48ed72e0597ae61bc3e9e6e6d9edcb1a00073
http://secunia.com/advisories/51964
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://www.osvdb.org/93242
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2087

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-12-24T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:32:10.062Z

Reserved: 2013-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6616

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-24T20:55:04.623

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:48:28.990

Link: CVE-2012-6616

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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