CVE-2012-0851

Publication date 14 February 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 and 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 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ffmpeg-extra 12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav 12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav-extra 12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:0.8.3ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

in ffmpeg 0.5.x, issue is in h264.c as of 2012-05-22, no fix in ffmpeg 0.5.x

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libav

References

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