Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4868
CVE-2008-4868
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a free "on random pointers."
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.4.9
- Range: <r14787
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.htmlnvd
- lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34385nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325nvd
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