CVE-2012-5144

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."

Published: 2012-12-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5144 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.50%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5144

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 2025-03-30 3.31% 3.50% +0.20%
2 2025-03-29 3.50% 3.31% -0.20%
3 2025-03-19 — 3.50% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5144

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5144

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5144

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-5144 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-2012-5144
gentoo normal CVE-2012-5144: 2 GLSA(s) (201309-16, 201406-28), 3 atom(s) (dev-lang/v8, media-video/libav, www-client/chromium); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-5144
ubuntu low CVE-2012-5144 low priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (chromium-browser, ffmpeg, ffmpeg-extra, libav, libav-extra), 34 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 14, released 13, ignored 3, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5144

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5144

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome <= 23.0.1271.96 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.0 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.1 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.2 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.3 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.4 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.5 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.6 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.7 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.8 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.9 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.10 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.11 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.12 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.13 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.14 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.15 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.16 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.17 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.18 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.19 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.20 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.21 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.22 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.23 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.24 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.26 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.30 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.31 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.32 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.33 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.35 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.36 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.37 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.38 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.39 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.40 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.41 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.44 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.45 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.46 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.49 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.50 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.51 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.52 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.53 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.54 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.55 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.56 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.57 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.58 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.59 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.60 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.61 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.62 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.64 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.83 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.84 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.85 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.86 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.87 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.88 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.89 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.91 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.92 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.93 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.94 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google chrome 23.0.1271.95 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libav libav 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5144

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