Buffer overflow in Ffdshow-Tryout Ffdshow

CVE-2008-5381

Buffer overflow in the URL processing in ffdshow (aka ffdshow-tryout) before SVN revision 2347 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ffdshow-Tryout Ffdshow

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3249 (vdb-entry)
security.bkis.vn/
secunia.com/advisories/32846 (third-party-advisory)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4697 (third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46810 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/32881 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32438 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498585/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)