CVE-2008-4868

Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9...

10.0 HighFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14787, as used by MPlayer, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a free "on random pointers."

Exploit likelihood

2.30%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-4868
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4868
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4847 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4847
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr66-3j29-5vv2 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the avcodec_close function in libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9...

Record: GHSA-gr66-3j29-5vv2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-4868
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4868 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4868
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ffmpeg

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mplayer` Debian:12	before 1.0~rc2-14	1.0~rc2-14
`mplayer` Debian:13	before 1.0~rc2-14	1.0~rc2-14
`mplayer` Debian:14	before 1.0~rc2-14	1.0~rc2-14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4868 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ffmpeg, published October 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in mplayer 1.0~rc2-14.