CVE-2008-4866

Public Exploit

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46322 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845 third party advisory
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016011.html mailing list exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:015 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33308 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html mailing list exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016012.html mailing list exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4866?
CVE-2008-4866 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4866?
To fix CVE-2008-4866, 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-2008-4866 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4866 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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