CVE-2012-6618: Ffmpeg

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Ffmpeg Ffmpeg: up to and including 1.0.1; version 1.0 only

Published 2013-12-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.