CVE-2005-4048
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.052 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (18)
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also known as (3)
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references (60)
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- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558enisa_euvd
- http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markupenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17892enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18066enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18087enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18107enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18400enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18739enisa_euvd
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