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CVE-2008-3162

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3162 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the str_read_packet function of FFmpeg's libavformat/psxstr.c, affecting versions before r13993. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted STR file that interleaves audio and video sectors. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-32019 · Jul 9, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0925 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

asteriskpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 0.5
View patch
bitbucketpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 0.5
elementpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 0.5
gl_inetpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 0.5
jfrogpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 0.5

Vendor Advisories (5)

jfrogllm-jfrog-14a46adcfc3e25a8

Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5

asteriskllm-asterisk-402473efaf4027e9

Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5

gl_inetllm-gl_inet-5e0f0168e0ba1350

Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5

bitbucketllm-bitbucket-b58da19204bee396

Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5

elementllm-element-6b207fe521aea600

Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/30994
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31268
secunia.com / advisories/34385
secunia.com / advisories/34905
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
roundup.mplayerhq.hu / roundup/ffmpeg/issue311
svn.mplayerhq.hu / ffmpeg
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1781
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/9
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/4
securityfocus.com / bid/30154
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-630-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2031/references