CVE-2005-4048
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.21% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558
- http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17892Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18066Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18087Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18107Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18400Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18739Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18746Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19114Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19192Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19272Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19279Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743Patch
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770Vendor Advisory
- http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg
- http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.