CVE-2012-0854
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the...
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2012-0854- 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
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2012-0854- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0879 No score
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0879- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94r4-9j59-hcxh No score
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the...
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-94r4-9j59-hcxh- 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-2012-0854 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ffmpeg, published August 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8e6fe9dbc365f50521cf0c4a5ffee97c970cb5
ffmpeg.org/security.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0854
github.com/advisories/GHSA-94r4-9j59-hcxh