Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-2805
Published: August 28, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32788
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2805
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Unspecified vulnerability in FFMPEG 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2805
Install update from vendor's website.