CVE-2005-4048

Publication date 7 December 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 3:0.cvs20050918-5ubuntu1.2
gst-ffmpeg 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.8.7-5ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.8.7-5ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 0.8.7-5ubuntu1
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 0.10.1-0ubuntu2
kino 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
vlc 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 0.8.6.release-0ubuntu4
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-1ubuntu1.1
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
xine-extracodecs 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 1.1.1+ubuntu1-2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 1.1.1+ubuntu1-2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 1.1.1+ubuntu1-2
xine-lib 9.10 karmic
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
9.04 jaunty
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 1.1.4-2ubuntu3
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 1.1.2+repacked1-0ubuntu3.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.7

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-230-2
    • ffmpeg/xine-lib vulnerability
    • 16 December 2005
    • USN-230-1
    • ffmpeg vulnerability
    • 15 December 2005

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