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ffdshow URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32846
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Release Date:
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2008-11-24
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Last Update:
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2008-12-12
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Popularity:
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3,224 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | ffdshow
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Binary Analysis:
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BA643 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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Available in Secunia business solutions
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in ffdshow, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing overly long URLs. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by tricking the user into opening a specially crafted stream.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to SVN revision 2349.
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