CVE-2008-4867 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg's DCA decoder allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malicious media files.

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-2008-4867?

CVE-2008-4867 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 31 Oct 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

Buffer overflow in libavcodec/dca.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14917, as used by MPlayer, allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to an incorrect DCA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE value.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4867?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4867?

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-2008-4867 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4867 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ffmpeg Ffmpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4867, GHSA-x2vw-xfxf-2fwh.

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