Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2012-2773
Published: August 9, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33944
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2773
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in FFmpeg before 0.10.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2771, CVE-2012-2778, CVE-2012-2780, and CVE-2012-2781.
Affected software
FFmpeg
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2773
Install update from vendor's website.
FFmpeg - update to 0.10.3
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 0.10.3-r0
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 0.10.3-r0