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CVE-2012-0856

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 1.71%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-0856
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.6
EPSS
1.71%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 0.9.1, when the lowres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H263 media file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a regression error.