CVE-2012-6616

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Published Dec 24, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.667% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:32 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 24, 2013, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved: Dec 24, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 24, 2013, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

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