qffmpeg/ffmpeg-spice: DoS via vectors related to the rtp format in ffserver.c
Published Dec 24, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.26%
Description
The prepare_sdp_description function in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the rtp format.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
qffmpeg
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ffmpeg-spice
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qffmpeg | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ffmpeg-spice | Not affected | n/a |
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: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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02258) | 82.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02258) | 80.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00581) | 67.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00600) | 79.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 69.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 64.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00600) | 75.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 75.35th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9929991da7b843e7d80154fcacc4e80579b86a2d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51964 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/93232 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6617 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046565 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6617
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1986 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6617
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9929991da7b843e7d80154fcacc4e80579b86a2d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51964 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/93232 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6617 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046565 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6617 | ||
| https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/1986 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6617 |
Change history (0)
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