Description
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.
Published: 2012-08-20
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 3.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2471-1 ffmpeg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0970 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1478-1 Libav vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1479-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:25.955Z

Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0947

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-20T18:55:02.950

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0947

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