Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable
Published Aug 27, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the get_sot function in the J2K decoder (j2k.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to the curtileno variable.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 77.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 75.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00796) | 72.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 84.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 76.29th | 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 (5)
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3eedf9f716733b3b4c5205726d2c1ca52b3d3d78 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78929 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3eedf9f716733b3b4c5205726d2c1ca52b3d3d78 | 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 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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