CVE-2008-4866
Multiple buffer overflows in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14715, as used by MPlayer, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to execution of DTS
02 Description
Multiple buffer overflows in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14715, as used by MPlayer, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to execution of DTS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-31 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9935e1ccc72bce3985a0c06da33c2afdc88e6546a1f3dcb90091f65c3d2547c3
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comffmpeg-utils-multiple-bo(46322)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46322
- secunia.com34845http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
- lists.mplayerhq.hu[ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080812 r14714 - trunk/libavformat/utils.chttp://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016011.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:013http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:015http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:015
- www.securityfocus.com33308http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33308
- archives.neohapsis.com20080905 [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilitieshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-734-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
- lists.mplayerhq.hu[ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080812 r14715 - trunk/libavformat/avformat.hhttp://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016012.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1782http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081029 Fwd: [Full-disclosure] [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilitieshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6
- secunia.com34385http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200903-33http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
- secunia.com34296http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 0.svn20080206-14
- mplayer Fixed in 1.0~rc2-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 0.svn20080206-14
- mplayer Fixed in 1.0~rc2-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 0.svn20080206-14
- mplayer Fixed in 1.0~rc2-14
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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