CVE-2005-4048

N/A Unknown
Published: December 07, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18066
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18087
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18107
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18400
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18739
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18746
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19114
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19192
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19272
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19279
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.2%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

ffmpeg

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