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CVE-2012-0857
Multiple buffer overflows in the get_qcx function in the J2K decoder (j2kdec.c) in libavcode in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allow remote attackers…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the get_qcx function in the J2K decoder (j2kdec.c) in libavcode in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- ffmpeg-getqcx-bo(78927) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120214 Re: CVE Requests for FFmpeg 0.9.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120201 Re: CVE Requests for FFmpeg 0.9.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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