CVE-2012-2774

Publication date 10 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The ff_MPV_frame_start function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, related to starting "a frame outside SETUP state."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libav 13.04 raring Ignored
12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
ffmpeg 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ffmpeg-extra 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav-extra 13.04 raring Ignored
12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

ffmpeg-extra in multiverse needs to have matching version libav-extra is built with tarball produced by libav package as of 2013-04-02, not in libav codebase upstream libav doesn't consider this an issue

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ffmpeg