CVE-2009-4631

FFmpeg 0.5 - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via VP3 Decoder

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000

Scores

EPSS 0.0360
EPSS Percentile 87.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (1)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg 0.5
Published Feb 10, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026