libvpx: VP8 Codec decoder crash introduced in 0.9.7
Published Feb 23, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
VP8 Codec SDK (libvpx) before 1.0.0 "Duclair" allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) unspecified "corrupt input" or (2) by "starting decoding from a P-frame," which triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to "the clamping of motion vectors in SPLITMV blocks".
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.7
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvpx
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvpx | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libvpx as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02597) | 84.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02626) | 83.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01382) | 79.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.99% (0.01991) | 89.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01991) | 87.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://blog.webmproject.org/2012/01/vp8-codec-sdk-duclair-released.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/webm/source/browse/CHANGELOG?repo=libvpx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:023 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/28/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51775 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0823 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785640 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0823
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0823
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.webmproject.org/2012/01/vp8-codec-sdk-duclair-released.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://code.google.com/p/webm/source/browse/CHANGELOG?repo=libvpx | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:023 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/28/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51775 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0823 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785640 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0823 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0823 |
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