CVE-2008-5381 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the URL processing in ffdshow (aka ffdshow-tryout) before SVN revision 2347 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11647.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffdshow-tryout:ffdshow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Ffdshow-tryout Subscribe	Ffdshow Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32846
http://secunia.com/advisories/32881
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=277
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4697
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498585/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3249
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46810

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.370Z

Reserved: 2008-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5381

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-09T00:30:00.347

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5381

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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