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CVE-2008-3230

The ffmpeg lavf demuxer allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GI

The ffmpeg lavf demuxer allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file, possibly related to gstreamer, as demonstrated by lol-giftopnm.gif.

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.00124
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ffmpeg lavf demuxerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugzilla.gnome.org · show_bug.cgi?id=542643bugzilla.gnome.org
pocroundup.mplayerhq.hu · issue530roundup.mplayerhq.hu
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Scoring & Timeline

1.9
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD18 Jul 2008 · 04:41 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/31899
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31234
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44210
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