CVE-2012-2802
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg...
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
- Record
CVE-2012-2802- 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 ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
- Record
CVE-2012-2802- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2782 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2782- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcwm-gg76-5wqr No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg...
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
- Record
GHSA-gcwm-gg76-5wqr- 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-2012-2802 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 2.85%, 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
securityfocus.com/bid/55355
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
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ffmpeg.org/security.html
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2c22701c371c2f3dea21fcdbb97c981939fb77af
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1
secunia.com/advisories/50468
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2802
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gcwm-gg76-5wqr