CVE-2008-3162

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3162
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-14 23:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.3 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.3.1 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.3.2 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.3.3 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.3.4 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.0 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.2 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.3 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.4 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.5 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.6 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.7 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.8 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 0.4.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubuntu update for ffmpeg - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.mplayerhq.hu
USN-630-1: ffmpeg vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Gentoo update for ffmpeg, gst-plugins-ffmpeg, and mplayer - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE id request: libavformat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
FFmpeg libavformat "str_read_packet()" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for ffmpeg - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: libavformat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1781-1 ffmpeg-debian af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:157 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
#489965 - libavformat52: Buffer overflow in STR demuxer - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
FFmpeg libavformat 'psxstr.c' STR Data Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
roundup.mplayerhq.hu/roundup/ffmpeg/issue311 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 roundup.mplayerhq.hu
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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