CVE-2008-3230

Published: Jul 18, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

1.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ffmpeg: Lavf Demuxer

Ffmpeg

1 product

Lavf Demuxer

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ffmpeg Lavf Demuxer	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (14)

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542643

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/31899

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31234

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44210

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://roundup.mplayerhq.hu/roundup/ffmpeg/issue530

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542643