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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2005, 11:03 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-4048 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-4048.

URL Resource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558
http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18066 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18087 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18107 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18400 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18739 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18746 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19114 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19192 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19272 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19279 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743 Patch
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770 Vendor Advisory
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-4048 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-4048 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-230-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-230-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.52 }} 0.29%

score

0.85073

percentile

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