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title: "CVE-2008-3162\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-3162

Publication date 14 July 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the str\_read\_packet function in
libavformat/psxstr.c in FFmpeg before r13993 allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via
a crafted STR file that interleaves audio and video sectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu4.1 |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 3:0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu4.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3:0.cvs20050918-5ubuntu1.2 |
| ffmpeg-debian | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3162?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ffmpeg-debian | * Upstream:   <http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/psxstr.c?r1=13649&r2=13993&pathrev=13993> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3162)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3162)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-3162)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3162)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-630-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-630-1)
+ ffmpeg vulnerability
+ 28 July 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3162>