CVE-2012-2779
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0...
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
CVE-2012-2779- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
CVE-2012-2779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2759 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2759- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28g7-p757-pxq8 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0...
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
GHSA-28g7-p757-pxq8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
CVE-2012-2779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2779 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame function in libavcodec/indeo5.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an invalid "gop header" and decoding in a "half initialized context."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ffmpeg, published September 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
securityfocus.com/bid/55355
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=229e4c133287955d5f3f837520a3602709b21950
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ffmpeg.org/security.html
secunia.com/advisories/50468
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2779
github.com/advisories/GHSA-28g7-p757-pxq8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2779