CVE-2012-0847
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in...
CVE-2012-0847 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ffmpeg, published August 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
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What each source reports
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0847- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0847- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0872 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crw8-qrfc-x6pv No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avfilter_filter_samples function in libavfilter/avfilter.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
- Record
GHSA-crw8-qrfc-x6pv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae21776207e8a2bbe268e7c9e203f7599dd87ddb
ffmpeg.org/security.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0847
github.com/advisories/GHSA-crw8-qrfc-x6pv