CVE-2008-3162
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.093 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.4–9.3
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-32019FFmpeg libavformat - 'psxstr.c' STR Data Heap Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (17)
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also known as (11)
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sources
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references (30)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=489965enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30994enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31268enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=13993enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781enisa_euvd
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