CVE-2005-4048

FFmpeg libavcodec < 0.4.9-pre1 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Small PNG Images with Palettes

Title source: llm

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function (utils.c) in FFmpeg libavcodec 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) mplayer, (2) xine-lib, (3) Xmovie, and (4) GStreamer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via small PNG images with palettes.

References (30)

Core 30

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19272

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19114

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18087

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18400

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml

Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/17892

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18746

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19192

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18739

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18107

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19279

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18066

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg

Scores

EPSS 0.0525

EPSS Percentile 90.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (5)

ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.6

ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.7

ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.8

ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.9

ffmpeg/ffmpeg cvs

Published Dec 07, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026