CVE-2009-0894
Xvid < 1.2.2 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in decoder_create Function
Title source: llmDescription
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decoder_create function in the initialization functionality in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the DirectShow (aka DShow) frontend and improper handling of the XVID_ERR_MEMORY return code during processing of a crafted movie file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Patch 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
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
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.it-isac.org/postings/cyber/alertdetail.php?id=4635&selyear=2009&menutype=menupublic
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35158
Scores
EPSS
0.0570
EPSS Percentile
92.1%
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