CVE-2009-4631 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-02-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2000-1	New ffmpeg packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4596	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03598.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-02-10T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:08:38.212Z

Reserved: 2010-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4631

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-10T02:30:00.483

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-4631

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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