CVE-2012-0855
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
- Record
CVE-2012-0855- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/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 get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
- Record
CVE-2012-0855- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0880 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0880- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c24-f7cf-r9w9 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
- Record
GHSA-6c24-f7cf-r9w9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0855 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ffmpeg, published August 27, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3eedf9f716733b3b4c5205726d2c1ca52b3d3d78
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
ffmpeg.org/security.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78929
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0855
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6c24-f7cf-r9w9