CVE-2012-2783

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7...

10.0 HighFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "freeing the returned frame."

Exploit likelihood

3.20%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-2783
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-2783
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2763 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-2763
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j58-cmf8-pfrp No score

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7...

Record: GHSA-5j58-cmf8-pfrp
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-2783
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2783 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2783
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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
`ffmpeg` Debian:6.0	before 4:0.5.10-1, plus listed versions 4:0.5.2-64:0.5.4-14:0.5.5-14:0.5.6-34:0.5.8-14:0.5.9-1	4:0.5.10-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-2783 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

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