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TI-2012-00786 Aliases CVE-2012-0851GHSA-mh6c-cqhm-4rxx

The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before…

Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03233 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.7VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.8VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.9VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.11VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.12VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableFFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.7 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.9 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.11 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.12 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.10VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.11VulnerableFFmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.5VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.6VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.7VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.5VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8 beta2VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableLibav
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.11 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.6 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.7 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 beta2 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Libav

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0851
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh6c-cqhm-4rxx

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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