CVE-2008-3162

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    CVE-2008-3162

    Published: 14 Jul 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the str_read_packet function in libavformat/psxstr.c in FFmpeg before r13993 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted STR file that interleaves audio and video sectors.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/30994, http://secunia.com/advisories/31268, http://secunia.com/advisories/34385, http://secunia.com/advisories/34905, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:157, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-630-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2031/references, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=489965, http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=13993, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/4, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30154, https://roundup.mplayerhq.hu/roundup/ffmpeg/issue311

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High