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."
Published Oct 31, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.30%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.4.9
- 0.3
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 82.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 81.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 70.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02491) | 75.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 75.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 65.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 64.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 61.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-09/0103.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2008-August/016136.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46325 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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