HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function (utils.c) in FFmpeg libavcodec 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) mplayer, (2) xine-lib, (3) Xmovie, and (4) GStreamer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via small PNG images with palettes
Published Dec 7, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.21%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer function (utils.c) in FFmpeg libavcodec 0.4.9-pre1 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) mplayer, (2) xine-lib, (3) Xmovie, and (4) GStreamer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via small PNG images with palettes.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.21% 0.05209
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05209
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.21% (0.05209) | 92.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.21% (0.05209) | 91.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.92% (0.05923) | 89.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.34% (0.07336) | 85.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.92% (0.05923) | 89.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02535) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01087) | 84.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01524) | 87.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01524) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 83.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (30)
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/26558 x_refsource_MISC
- http://cvs.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ffmpeg/ChangeLog?rev=1.239&view=markup x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17892 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18066 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18087 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18107 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18400 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18739 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19114 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19192 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19272 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19279 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:228 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:229 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:230 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:231 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:232 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15743 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2770 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c.diff?r1=1.161&r2=1.162&cvsroot=FFMpeg x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ffmpeg/libavcodec/utils.c?rev=1.162&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=FFMpeg x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/230-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 7, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2005
Link CVE-2005-4048
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a