CVE-2008-4868

FFmpeg < 0.4.9 - Use-After-Free in avcodec_close

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a free "on random pointers."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0073
EPSS Percentile 72.9%

Details

Status published
Products (14)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.3.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.3.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.3.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.3.4
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.4
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.4.5
... and 4 more
Published Nov 01, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026