CVE-2009-0893
Xvid < 1.2.2 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Macroblock in Video Stream
Title source: llmDescription
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in the xvidcore library in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted macroblock (aka MBlock) number in a video stream in a crafted movie file that triggers heap memory corruption, related to a "missing resync marker range check" and the (1) decoder_iframe, (2) decoder_pframe, and (3) decoder_bframe functions.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.it-isac.org/postings/cyber/alertdetail.php?id=4634&selyear=2009&menutype=menupublic
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.xvid.org/News.64.0.html?&cHash=0170b4e439&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=64&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35274
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1468
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35156
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81
Scores
EPSS
0.0651
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (6)
xvid/xvid
1.1.0
xvid/xvid
1.1.1
xvid/xvid
1.1.2
xvid/xvid
1.1.3
xvid/xvid
1.2.0
xvid/xvid
< 1.2.1
Published
Jun 02, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026