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CVE-2012-6618
The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows…
Low2.6EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
Description
The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% 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: Low 2.6.
Weakness
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References (6)
- [ffmpeg-user] 20121204 Re: Unable to analyze/transcode mp3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e74cd2f4706f71da5e9205003c1d8263b54ed3fb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 51964 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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