ffdshow Codec Media Stream URL Processing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-5381)

ffdshow is a popular all-in-one codec for many video and audio file and stream formats, including Xvid, H.264, MPEG, AAC, Vorbis, AC3, DTS and others. It is an open source software released under the terms of GNU General Public License version 2 and is implemented as directShow filter and VFW...

ffdshow URL link buffer overflow

Added: 03/25/2009 CVE: CVE-2008-5381 BID: 32438 OSVDB: 50064 Background ffdshow tryouts also known just as ffdshow is an audio and video decoder for Windows. Problem A buffer overflow vulnerability allows command execution when a user opens a media stream with a long, specially crafted URL link...

ffdshow URL link buffer overflow

Added: 03/25/2009 CVE: CVE-2008-5381 BID: 32438 OSVDB: 50064 Background ffdshow tryouts also known just as ffdshow is an audio and video decoder for Windows. Problem A buffer overflow vulnerability allows command execution when a user opens a media stream with a long, specially crafted URL link...

CVE-2008-5381

CVE-2008-5381 is a buffer overflow in the URL processing of ffdshow (ffdshow-tryout) for Windows. The flaw exists in versions prior to SVN revision 2347, and an attacker could exploit it by tricking a user to view a long URL, potentially allowing remote code execution with the user’s privileges. ...