National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4869
Original release date:11/01/2008
Last revised:03/26/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
FFmpeg 0.4.9, as used by MPlayer, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unknown vectors, aka a "Tcp/udp memory leak."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: ffmpeg-tcpudp-dos(46326)
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20081029 Fwd: [Full-disclosure] [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200903-33
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34385
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20080905 [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities