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CVE-2012-0947

Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VQA media file in which the image size is not a multiple of the block size.

Published

2012-08-20T18:55:02.950

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application libav libav 0.5 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.1 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.2 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.3 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.4 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.5 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.6 Yes
Application libav libav 0.5.7 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6.1 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6.2 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6.3 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6.4 Yes
Application libav libav 0.6.5 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7.1 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7.2 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7.3 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7.4 Yes
Application libav libav 0.7.5 Yes
Application libav libav 0.8 Yes
Application libav libav 0.8 Yes
Application libav libav 0.8.1 Yes
References