SB2025060803 - Input validation error in FFmpeg
Published: June 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025060803
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2797)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame_mp3on4 function in libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a calculation that prevents a frame from being "large enough."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=cca9528524c7a4b91451f4322bd50849af5d057e
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1