CVE-2009-4631
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5 | |
References
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4631
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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