CVE-2008-4866 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-4866: Multiple buffer overflows in libavformat/utils.c in FFmpeg 0.4.9 before r14715, as used by MPlayer, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to execution of DTS generation code with a delay greater than MAX_REORDER_DELAY.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-4866 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.svn20080206-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.svn20080206-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.svn20080206-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc2-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

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