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CVE-2012-0857

Published: 20 August 2012

Multiple buffer overflows in the get_qcx function in the J2K decoder (j2kdec.c) in libavcode in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
experimental code
mdeslaur
code not present in libav and ffmpeg 0.5.x

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
ffmpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu.
ffmpeg-extra
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu.
libav
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu.
libav-extra
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu.