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TI-2012-00871 Aliases CVE-2012-0947GHSA-mrcx-gg4f-hxqf

Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c)…

Priority LOW 38CWE-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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec 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 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VQA media file in which the image size is not a multiple of the block size.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04686 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7 beta1VulnerableLibav
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7 beta2VulnerableLibav
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:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 beta1 Vulnerable ·Libav
  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 beta2 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0947
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrcx-gg4f-hxqf

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2025-07863 libav MPEG File Parser utils.c ff_seek_frame_binary null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-07862 libav DSS File Demuxer avconv.c main double free CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-07861 libav AVI File Parser buffer.c av_buffer_unref null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2014-03250 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Libav before 0.8.12 allow remote attackers to have unknown impact and vectors. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-04335 Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-02425 Double free vulnerability in the mpeg_decode_frame function in libavcodec/mpeg12.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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