CVE-2008-5381

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-12-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Ffdshow-Tryout Ffdshow: all versions

References

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
http://secunia.com/advisories/32846
http://secunia.com/advisories/32881
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=277
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4697

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