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CVE-2012-0848

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0848 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the ws_snd_decode_frame function of FFmpeg version 0.9.1, specifically within the libavcodec/ws-snd1.c component. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted media file, stemming from an incorrect calculation of samples. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0217 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ffmpeg.org / security.html
git.videolan.org
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78936
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4