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CVE-2012-5361

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

7.8 HighFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.76%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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

Record
CVE-2012-5361
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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

Record
CVE-2012-5361
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5282 No score

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

Record
EUVD-2012-5282
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j727-5x27-ghvf 7.8

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 WMV file.

Record
GHSA-j727-5x27-ghvf
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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

Record
CVE-2012-5361
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5361 7.8

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

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5361
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/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-2012-5361 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ffmpeg, published March 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.76%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.

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