Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-5361
Published: February 9, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110563
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5361
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMV file.
Affected software
FFmpeg
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5361
Install update from vendor's website.
FFmpeg - update to 0.11