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CVE-2012-0853

The decodeTonalComponents function in the Actrac3 codec (atrac3.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12, and 0.8.x before 0.8.11; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in an Atrac 3 file.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
20 Aug 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
4.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 91% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
FFmpegServers and applications · cpe:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg
  • Version 0.8.10
  • Version 0.8.8
  • Version 0.8.7
  • Version 0.8.6
All 17 release lines
  • Version 0.7
  • Version 0.7.1
  • Version 0.7.2
  • Version 0.7.3
  • Version 0.7.6
  • Version 0.7.7
  • Version 0.7.8
  • Version 0.7.9
  • Version 0.7.11
  • Version 0.8.0
  • Version 0.8.1
  • Version 0.8.2
  • Version 0.8.5
  • Version 0.8.6
  • Version 0.8.7
  • Version 0.8.8
  • Version 0.8.10

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0853
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0853