Name: CVE-2005-4048: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2005-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2005-4048, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.05209

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade vlc	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 7, 2005
Ffmpeg	—	Upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.4.9	Sep 29, 2017	Dec 7, 2005
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-plugins/gst-plugins-ffmpeg.Upgrade media-video/ffmpeg.Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.Upgrade media-video/mplayer.	Oct 30, 2017	Dec 7, 2005
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade kinoUpgrade libxine1	Nov 8, 2024	Dec 7, 2005

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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