Is CVE-2012-2788 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2788 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2788?

CVE-2012-2788 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2788?

CVE-2012-2788 has an EPSS score of 2.93% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2788?

Upgrade ffmpeg on debian 11 to 7:2.4.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2788

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the avi_read_packet function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an "out of array read" when a "packet is shrunk."

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffmpegDebian

Fixed in:7:2.4.1-1CVE-2012-2788

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references10

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.