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CVE-2012-5144

Publication date 12 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 12.10 quantal
Fixed 3.0.1271.97-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.0.1271.97-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 3.0.1271.97-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.0.1271.97-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
ffmpeg 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
ffmpeg-extra 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav 12.10 quantal
Fixed 6:0.8.5-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:0.8.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.3
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
libav-extra 12.10 quantal
Fixed 6:0.8.5ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:0.8.5ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4:0.7.6ubuntu0.11.10.3
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

stack memory suggests stack-protector could reduce this to a denial of service

mdeslaur

code is different in 0.5.x

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libav