CVE-2008-4869

Description

FFmpeg 0.4.9, as used by MPlayer, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unknown vectors, aka a "Tcp/udp memory leak."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46326 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html mailing list
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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4869?
CVE-2008-4869 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4869?
To fix CVE-2008-4869, 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-2008-4869 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4869 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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