CVE-2012-2799
Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "put bit buffer when num_saved_bits is reset."
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "put bit buffer when num_saved_bits is reset."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 2.5% 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=commitdiff%3Bh=64bd7f8e4db1742e86c5ed02bd530688b74063e3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=64bd7f8e4db1742e86c5ed02bd530688b74063e3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.