CVE-2012-6618 (GCVE-0-2012-6618)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-12-24 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 21:36
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The av_probe_input_buffer function in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg before 1.0.2, when running with certain -probesize values, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted MP3 file, possibly related to frame size or lack of sufficient "frames to estimate rate."
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