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CVE-2008-4868
Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has…
High10.0EPSS 2.3%
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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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (6)
- 20080905 [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ffmpeg-avcodecclose-unspecified(46325) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081029 Fwd: [Full-disclosure] [PLSA 2008-36] Ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 34385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [ffmpeg-cvslog] 20080816 r14787 - trunk/libavcodec/utils.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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