The Shorten codec (shorten.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shorten file, related to an "invalid free"
Published Aug 20, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.34%
Description
The Shorten codec (shorten.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shorten file, related to an "invalid free".
Affected products
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
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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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.34% (0.04344) | 90.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.34% (0.04344) | 89.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02795) | 84.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.83% (0.04833) | 82.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 87.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.39% (0.02394) | 90.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01504) | 86.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 80.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 78.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 80.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00818) | 81.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.39% (0.02394) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 85.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://ffmpeg.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://libav.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.org/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://libav.org/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
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