CVE-2008-3230 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF file processed by the FFmpeg lavf demuxer, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3230?
CVE-2008-3230 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ffmpeg lavf demuxer allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file, possibly related to gstreamer, as demonstrated by lol-giftopnm.gif.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Lavf Demuxer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3230?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-3230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3230, GHSA-2h3w-9mqf-3gfh.