CVE-2012-0857

high

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the get_qcx function in the J2K decoder (j2kdec.c) in libavcode in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78927

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-08-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00658