CVE-2012-2789

N/A Unknown
Published: September 10, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the avi_read_packet 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 a large number of vector coded coefficients (num_vec_coeffs).

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=97a5addfcf0029d0f5538ed70cb38cae4108a618
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/51257
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=97a5addfcf0029d0f5538ed70cb38cae4108a618
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/51257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ffmpeg libav