CVE-2008-4868

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 pointers."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.73% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325	vdb entry
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://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4868?: CVE-2008-4868 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4868?: To fix CVE-2008-4868, 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-2008-4868 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4868 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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