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CVE-2012-2799

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2799 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c component of FFmpeg before version 0.11. This flaw, related to the "put bit buffer when num_saved_bits is reset," affects FFmpeg products. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite this high severity, the specific impact and attack vectors remain unknown. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The CVE has garnered minimal community attention, with no social media discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.10.4CPE 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

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0247 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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
secunia.com / advisories/50468
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
securityfocus.com / bid/55355