Name: CVE-2008-3162: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-3162, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.27363

Stack-based buffer overflow in the str_read_packet function in libavformat/psxstr.c in FFmpeg before r13993 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted STR file that interleaves audio and video sectors.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade ffmpeg	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 14, 2008
Ffmpeg	—	Upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.5	Sep 29, 2017	Jul 14, 2008
Freebsd	—	Upgrade mplayer-gtkUpgrade mplayerUpgrade mplayer-gtk2Upgrade mplayer-gtk-esoundUpgrade mplayer-gtk2-esoundUpgrade mplayer-esound	Dec 10, 2025	Jan 15, 2009
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-video/mplayer.Upgrade media-plugins/gst-plugins-ffmpeg.Upgrade media-video/ffmpeg.	Oct 30, 2017	Jul 14, 2008
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libavformat1d	Nov 8, 2024	Jul 14, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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