CVE-2009-0385
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.66% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
- http://osvdb.org/51643Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33711Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34712Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846Broken Link
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
- http://osvdb.org/51643Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33711Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34712Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.