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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0858
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0858
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from OSV · Published August 20, 2012
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".
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | Debian:14 | 7:2.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | Debian:13 | 7:2.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | Debian:12 | 7:2.2.1-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 0 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 0 |
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 20, 2012 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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