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CVE-2006-4800

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libavcodec in ffmpeg before 0.4.9_p20060530 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple unspecified vectors in (1) dtsdec.c, (2) vorbis.c, (3) rm.c, (4) sierravmd.c, (5) smacker.c, (6) tta.c, (7) 4xm.c, (8) alac.c, (9) cook.c, (10) shorten.c, (11) smacker.c, (12) snow.c, and (13) tta.c. NOTE: it is likely that this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4048 and CVE-2006-2802.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ffmpegDebian
Fixed in:0.cvs20060329-1CVE-2006-4800
Fixed in:0.cvs20060329-1CVE-2006-4800
Fixed in:0.cvs20060329-1CVE-2006-4800
Fixed in:0.cvs20060329-1CVE-2006-4800

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

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