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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-4867 json

Buffer overflow in libavcodec/dca.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14917, as used by MPlayer, allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknow…

published 2008-10-31 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4846

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in libavcodec/dca.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14917, as used by MPlayer, allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to an incorrect DCA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE value.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.svn20080206-14
  • mplayer Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0~rc2-14

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4867

Exploit prediction

2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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