HIGH
Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference
Published Feb 2, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.66%
Description
Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
Configuration 4
OR
- 9
- 10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.66% 0.06664
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06664
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.66% (0.06664) | 93.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.66% (0.06664) | 93.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.55% (0.11552) | 92.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.04% (0.16036) | 91.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.55% (0.11552) | 92.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.45% (0.13450) | 93.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 8, 2025 | 45.71% (0.45711) | 97.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 46.75% (0.46754) | 97.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 53.00% (0.53001) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 49.53% (0.49529) | 97.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 47.55% (0.47549) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 45.58% (0.45577) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 49.53% (0.49529) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 60.43% (0.60427) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/51643 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33711 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/51643 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33711 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34296 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34712 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34845 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34905 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 2, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0385
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a