CVE-2012-0859

no score yetEPSS 4.0%

ffmpeg ffmpeg: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The render_line function in the vorbis codec (vorbis.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Vorbis file, related to a large multiplier. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3893.

EPSS: 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2012-08-20
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ffmpeg:ffmpeg

References

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fcf2bb8af0e7d6bb179e71e67e5fab8ef0d2ec2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78925

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