CVE-2005-4048 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function within FFmpeg's libavcodec, affecting versions 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier. This vulnerability impacts various multimedia products utilizing FFmpeg, including mplayer, xine-lib, Xmovie, and GStreamer. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting small PNG images with palettes. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cvsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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