Is CVE-2012-0823 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0823 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0823?

CVE-2012-0823 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2012-0823?

Patch guidance is available from webmproject security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-0823.

CVE-2012-0823 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-0823?

7 products: webmproject libvpx, webmproject libvpx, webmproject libvpx, webmproject libvpx, webmproject libvpx, and 2 more.

Description

VP8 Codec SDK (libvpx) before 1.0.0 "Duclair" allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) unspecified "corrupt input" or (2) by "starting decoding from a P-frame," which triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to "the clamping of motion vectors in SPLITMV blocks".

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WEBMPROJECT
Published: 2/23/2012
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

webmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpxwebmproject : libvpx

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD