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TI-2012-00794 Aliases CVE-2012-0859GHSA-fcgq-p3x8-962w

The render_line function in the vorbis codec (vorbis.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before…

Priority LOW 37CWE-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 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0397 90th 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 · 14

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 4 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: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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fcgq-p3x8-962w

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-19015 FFmpeg git-master before commit d5873b was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component libavutil/iamf.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-21238 FFmpeg 7.0 contains a heap-buffer-overflow at libavfilter/vf_tiltandshift.c:189:5 in copy_column. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-06050 Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in ffmpeg hls parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-28420 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-27357 FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-27044 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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