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CVE-2012-6618
CVE-2012-6618
PUBLISHED
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."
EPSS 1.05% · 77.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.05%
77.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1, 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1, 5.12.5+dfsg-7build1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | 5.15.15+dfsg-2, 5.15.15+dfsg-2ubuntu1, 5.15.16+dfsg-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | libav | 6:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, *, 6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | 5.15.18+dfsg-2build1, 5.15.19+dfsg2-1, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | 5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1, 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2, * |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1991 (nist-nvd)
- [ffmpeg-user] 20121204 Re: Unable to analyze/transcode mp3 (circl)
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html (circl)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e74cd2f4706f71da5e9205003c1d8263b54ed3fb (circl)
- http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11 (circl)
- 51964 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 24, 2013 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6618 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6618 third-party-advisory