Unscored severity · published Aug 20, 2012
CVE-2012-0947
Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and…
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CVSS
4.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VQA media file in which the image size is not a multiple of the block size.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.7% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libav · Libav
0.5; 0.5.1; 0.5.2; 0.5.3; 0.5.4; 0.5.5; +19 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0947
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0947
git.libav.org
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=58b2e0f0f2fc96c1158e04f8aba95cbe6157a1a3
libav.org
http://libav.org/
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49089
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2471
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/03/4
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53389
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