CVE-2012-2774

CVE-2012-2774 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ff_MPV_frame_start function within libavcodec/mpegvideo.c of FFmpeg versions prior to 0.11. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption by initiating a frame outside the expected SETUP state. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it represents a medium-severity issue where an unauthenticated attacker can remotely trigger a denial of service with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.