CVE-2005-4048

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function (utils.c) in FFmpeg libavcodec 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) mplayer, (2) xine-lib, (3) Xmovie, and (4) GStreamer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via small PNG images with palettes.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.92% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19272 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19114 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18087 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg
http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/18400 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18746 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19192 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18739 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19279 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18066 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4048?
CVE-2005-4048 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4048?
To fix CVE-2005-4048, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4048 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4048 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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