CVE-2012-2882

FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79, does not properly handle OGG containers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to a "wild pointer" issue.

Published: 2012-09-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2882 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.63%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2882

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.18% 1.63% +0.45%
2 2025-03-30 1.68% 1.18% -0.50%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.68% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2882

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2882

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2882

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-2882 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2882
gentoo normal CVE-2012-2882: 1 GLSA(s) (201210-07), 1 atom(s) (www-client/chromium); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-2882
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2882 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (chromium-browser), 7 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 5, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2882

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2882

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome <= 22.0.1229.78 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.3 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.4 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.6 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.7 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.9 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.10 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.11 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.12 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.14 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.16 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.17 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.18 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.20 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.21 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.22 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.23 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.24 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.25 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.26 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.27 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.28 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.29 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.31 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.32 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.33 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.35 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.36 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.37 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.39 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.48 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.49 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.50 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.51 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.52 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.53 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.54 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.55 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.56 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.57 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.58 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.59 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.60 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.62 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.63 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.64 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.65 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.67 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 22.0.1229.76 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2882

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