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CVE-2012-5144· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Chrome

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 r

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."

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 12, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.4% · 88th percentile
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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
libavlibav
canonicalubuntu linux
googlechrome
opensuseopensuse

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux11.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.10
  • google chromeup to 23.0.1271.96 inclusive
  • google chrome23.0.1271.0
  • google chrome23.0.1271.1
  • google chrome23.0.1271.10
  • google chrome23.0.1271.11
  • google chrome23.0.1271.12
  • google chrome23.0.1271.13
  • google chrome23.0.1271.14
  • google chrome23.0.1271.15
  • google chrome23.0.1271.16
  • google chrome23.0.1271.17
  • google chrome23.0.1271.18
  • google chrome23.0.1271.19
  • google chrome23.0.1271.2
  • google chrome23.0.1271.20
  • google chrome23.0.1271.21
  • google chrome23.0.1271.22

Same product

libav: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-3984Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Libav before 0.8.12 allow remote attackers to have unknown impact and vectors.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-2804Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/indeo3.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors, r
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-2803Double free vulnerability in the mpeg_decode_frame function in libavcodec/mpeg12.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-2802Unspecified vulnerability in the ac3_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ac3dec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.4 has unk
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-2801Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/avs.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-2800Unspecified vulnerability in the ff_ivi_process_empty_tile function in libavcodec/ivi_common.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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