CVE-2006-4800 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via buffer overflows in FFmpeg's libavcodec when processing malicious media files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4800?
CVE-2006-4800 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 14 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4800?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4800?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4800 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4800 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4800, GHSA-4qm4-cvh9-rfwh.