# CVE-2006-4799: Buffer overflow in ffmpeg for xine-lib before 1.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in ffmpeg for xine-lib before 1.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file and "bad indexes", a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4048 and CVE-2006-2802.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-09.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23010
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-358-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
- http://xinehq.de/index.php/news
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1215

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