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CVE-2008-4866
Multiple buffer overflows in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14715, as used by MPlayer, allow context-dependent attackers to…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 4.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- ffmpeg-utils-multiple-bo(46322) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080812 r14714 - trunk/libavformat/utils.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 33308 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080905 [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- USN-734-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080812 r14715 - trunk/libavformat/avformat.h (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-1782 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081029 Fwd: [Full-disclosure] [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 34385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34296 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4845 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-4866)Record last updated .