The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow
Published Aug 20, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
The dpcm_decode_frame function in libavcodec/dpcm.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 does not use the proper pointer after an audio API change, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9
- 0.3
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.4.9
- 0.4.9
- 0.5
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.4
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.7.6
- 0.7.7
- 0.7.8
- 0.7.9
- 0.7.11
- 0.7.12
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.7
- 0.8.8
- 0.8.10
- 0.8.11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 77.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 74.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 69.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 81.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 73.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 71.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 68.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 54.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 78.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 72.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8e6fe9dbc365f50521cf0c4a5ffee97c970cb5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d8e6fe9dbc365f50521cf0c4a5ffee97c970cb5 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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