CVE-2008-4868
Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a free "on random
02 Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a free "on random
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
- 2.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.8% 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
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ca24c6a317bef9f461f07059937b5e321b6c71e0cec3ea4f7a046e618a69483d
05 Affected products
06 References
- archives.neohapsis.com20080905 [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilitieshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comffmpeg-avcodecclose-unspecified(46325)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325
- 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
- lists.mplayerhq.hu[ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080816 r14787 - trunk/libavcodec/utils.chttp://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- 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
- 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
- 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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