CVE-2012-2783

CVE-2012-2783 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

• Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (85th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Affected product: Ffmpeg
• Published: 2012-09-10
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "freeing the returned frame."

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2783?

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/vp56.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "freeing the returned frame."

How severe is CVE-2012-2783?

CVE-2012-2783 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.

Is CVE-2012-2783 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (85th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2012-2783?

CVE-2012-2783 primarily affects Ffmpeg. In total, 69 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2783?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2012-2783 published?

CVE-2012-2783 was published on 2012-09-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
• http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d85b3c4fff4c4b255232fcc01edbd57f19d60998
• http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
• http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50468
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55355
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1706-1

Affected products (69)

• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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