Is CVE-2012-2797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2797?

CVE-2012-2797 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2797?

CVE-2012-2797 has an EPSS score of 2.55% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2797?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2797

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the decode_frame_mp3on4 function in libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 and Libav 0.8.x before 0.8.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a calculation that prevents a frame from being "large enough."

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffmpegDebian

Fixed in:7:2.4.1-1CVE-2012-2797

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

2.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references8

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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.