CVE-2012-2798
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.c in FFmpeg before 0.11,...
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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 "out of array write."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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 "out of array write."
- Record
CVE-2012-2798- 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_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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 "out of array write."
- Record
CVE-2012-2798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2778 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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 "out of array write."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcpw-4x74-jfpp No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.c in FFmpeg before 0.11,...
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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 "out of array write."
- Record
GHSA-qcpw-4x74-jfpp- 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-2012-2798 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 2.89%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72b9537d8886f679494651df517dfed9b420cf1f
securityfocus.com/bid/55355
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
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ffmpeg.org/security.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1
secunia.com/advisories/50468
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2798
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcpw-4x74-jfpp