CVE-2012-0858

Published Aug 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Shorten codec (shorten.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shorten file, related to an "invalid free".

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2624-1 ffmpeg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0883 The Shorten codec (shorten.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shorten file, related to an "invalid free".
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1478-1 Libav vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1479-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2012, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM