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CVE-2012-0849

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0849 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the ff_j2k_dwt_init function within FFmpeg's libavcodec/j2k_dwt.c, affecting versions prior to 0.9.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) by providing a specially crafted JPEG2000 image. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial impact on availability. 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
<= 0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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/78935
ffmpeg.org / trac/ffmpeg/ticket/776
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4