FKIE_CVE-2009-4635

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-02-10 02:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:14
Severity
Summary
FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MOV container with improperly ordered tags that cause (1) mov.c and (2) utils.c to use inconsistent codec types and identifiers, leading to processing of a video-structure pointer by the mp3 decoder, and a stack-based buffer overflow.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/36805
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/38643
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/39482
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:059
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241
cve@mitre.orghttps://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/39482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:059
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ffmpeg ffmpeg 0.5

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      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "8D486C17-FC4A-4AEE-A430-1B1FBCC2C27C",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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          "operator": "OR"
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      "value": "FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MOV container with improperly ordered tags that cause (1) mov.c and (2) utils.c to use inconsistent codec types and identifiers, leading to processing of a video-structure pointer by the mp3 decoder, and a stack-based buffer overflow."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "FFmpeg v0.5 permite a atacantes remotos producir una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio y posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de un contenedor MOV con tag impropios que producen (1) mov.c y (2) utils.c que utiliza identificadores y tipos de codecs inconsistentes, lo que causa que el decodificador mp3 procese un puntero para una estructura de v\u00eddeo, iniciando un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en pila"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-4635",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:14:04.083",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935"
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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}



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