Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-5361

 

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-5361

Published: February 9, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110563
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5361
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-5361

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources