Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "number of output channels" and "out of array writes."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02853 86th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 59
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Libav |
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 beta2 | Vulnerable | Libav |
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Libav |
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | Libav |
| cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | Libav |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.10.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Libav
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Show 49 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.6 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.7 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.8 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.9 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.9 pre1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4.6 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.6 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.7 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.9 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.11 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.12 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.7 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.11 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.8 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9 pre1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4.6 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 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:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 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:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- 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:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2802
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcwm-gg76-5wqr
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20120902 Re: Information on security issues fixed in ffmpeg 0.11?
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
- [oss-security] 20120831 Information on security issues fixed in ffmpeg 0.11?
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2c22701c371c2f3dea21fcdbb97c981939fb77af
Sources
- CVE-2012-2802 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2802 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcwm-gg76-5wqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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