CVE-2006-4800
Multiple buffer overflows in libavcodec in ffmpeg before 0.4.9_p20060530 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple unspecified vectors in (1) dtsdec.c, (2) vorbis.c, (3) rm.c, (4) sierravmd.c,…
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
Multiple buffer overflows in libavcodec in ffmpeg before 0.4.9_p20060530 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple unspecified vectors in (1) dtsdec.c, (2) vorbis.c, (3) rm.c, (4) sierravmd.c, (5) smacker.c, (6) tta.c, (7) 4xm.c, (8) alac.c, (9) cook.c, (10) shorten.c, (11) smacker.c, (12) snow.c, and (13) tta.c. NOTE: it is likely that this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4048 and CVE-2006-2802.
- 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
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21921Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22181
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23010
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-09.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:173
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:174
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:175
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:176
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20009Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-358-1
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1215
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133520
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21921Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22181
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22201
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.