CVE-2012-0850
The sbr_qmf_synthesis function in libavcodec/aacsbr.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted mpg file that triggers memory corruption involving the v_off variable, probably a buffer…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sbr_qmf_synthesis function in libavcodec/aacsbr.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted mpg file that triggers memory corruption involving the v_off variable, probably a buffer underflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.05% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=944f5b2779e4aa63f7624df6cd4de832a53db81b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78934
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=944f5b2779e4aa63f7624df6cd4de832a53db81b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78934
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.