CVE-2008-4866

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    CVE-2008-4866

    Published: 1 Nov 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple buffer overflows in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14715, as used by MPlayer, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to execution of DTS generation code with a delay greater than MAX_REORDER_DELAY.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34296, http://secunia.com/advisories/34385, http://secunia.com/advisories/34845, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:015, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html, http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016011.html, http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016012.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33308, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46322

    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
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