CVE-2009-4633
HIGH severity · CVSS 10 · CWE-189
10CVSS HIGH
Summary
vorbis_dec.c in FFmpeg 0.5 uses an assignment operator when a comparison operator was intended, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that modifies a loop counter and triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)8%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39482
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088