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CVE-2012-5360

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...

8.8 HighFix available

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.27%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
CVE-2012-5360
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
CVE-2012-5360
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5281 No score

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
EUVD-2012-5281
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4gv-qxh8-586c 8.8

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted...

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
GHSA-r4gv-qxh8-586c
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
CVE-2012-5360
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5360 8.8

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5360
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
Debian:12
before 7:2.4.1-1
7:2.4.1-1
ffmpeg
Debian:13
before 7:2.4.1-1
7:2.4.1-1
ffmpeg
Debian:14
before 7:2.4.1-1
7:2.4.1-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5360 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ffmpeg, published February 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.27%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.

References

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