CVE-2009-0084

Published: Apr 15, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MJPEG file or video stream with a malformed Huffman table, which triggers an exception that frees heap memory that is later accessed, aka "MJPEG Decompression Vulnerability."

Affected (5)

Products: Microsoft: Directx

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Directx	Version 8.1

Configuration B

4 vulnerable · 9 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Directx	Version 9.0
Microsoft Directx	Version 9.0a
Microsoft Directx	Version 9.0b
Microsoft Directx	Version 9.0c

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows 2000	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (20)

http://osvdb.org/53632

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34665

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-132.htm

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/ms-directx-mjpeg-adv.txt

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34460

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022040

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1025

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-011

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5618

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://osvdb.org/53632

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34665

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-132.htm

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.piotrbania.com/all/adv/ms-directx-mjpeg-adv.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34460

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022040

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1025

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-011

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5618

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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