Vulnerability Description
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, do not properly perform AAC decoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to "an off-by-one overwrite when switching to LTP profile from MAIN."
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.10 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.8 |
| Chrome | <= 23.0.1271.96 | |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 12.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/12/stable-channel-update.html
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=161639
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/12/stable-channel-update.html
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.5.changelog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1705-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=161639
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3
FAQ
What is CVE-2012-5144?
CVE-2012-5144 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH). Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.5, do not properly perform AAC decoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack memory c...
How severe is CVE-2012-5144?
CVE-2012-5144 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 10.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2012-5144?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Libav Libav, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.