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CVE-2012-2803

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2803 is a critical double free vulnerability in the mpeg_decode_frame function within FFmpeg (before 0.11) and Libav (0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5), stemming from improper data size resetting. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with network-based attack vectors, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0333 is in the 77th 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
libav.org / releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
libav.org / releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
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
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1705-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1706-1