CVE-2008-4866

N/A Unknown
Published: November 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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 generation code with a delay greater than MAX_REORDER_DELAY.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016011.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:015
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33308
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46322
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46322
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.7%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mplayer ffmpeg

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