CVE-2009-0385

N/A Unknown
Published: February 02, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/51643
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/51643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.6%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ffmpeg canonical debian fedoraproject