CVE-2009-4637

Published: Feb 10, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

10.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.

Affected (1)

Products: Ffmpeg: Ffmpeg

Ffmpeg

1 product

Ffmpeg

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg	Version 0.5

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/36805

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/38643

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/39482

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html