CVE-2012-0857

Publication date 20 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Multiple buffer overflows in the get_qcx function in the J2K decoder (j2kdec.c) in libavcode in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Read the notes from the security team

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
Not affected
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
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav 12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
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
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

experimental code

mdeslaur

code not present in libav and ffmpeg 0.5.x