HIGH
libtheora: DoS or arbitrary code execution via a video with large dimensions
Published Dec 17, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.78%
Description
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- ≤ 2.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.99
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0a1
- 2.0a1pre
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libtheora as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.
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.
4.78% 0.04785
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04785
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04785) | 91.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04785) | 90.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.53% (0.05530) | 89.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.98% (0.13979) | 90.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.53% (0.05530) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.93% (0.04933) | 92.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 8.99% (0.08993) | 94.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.47% (0.07467) | 93.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37699 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37785 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37856 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37881 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37368 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.theora.org/news/#libtheora-1.1.0 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3389 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504613 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515882 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548541 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54805 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3389
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7967 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3389
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 17, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 24, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3389
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a