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.
Published: 2009-02-02
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 11.6% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1781-1 New ffmpeg-debian packages fix arbitrary code execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1782-1 New mplayer packages fix arbitrary code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-734-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:31:26.167Z

Reserved: 2009-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0385

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-02T19:30:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0385

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