HIGH
Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption
Published Feb 10, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.05%
Description
Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption.
Affected products
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.
5.05% 0.05054
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05054
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05054) | 92.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05054) | 91.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 6, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03708) | 87.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04755) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.33% (0.07327) | 85.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04755) | 88.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.36% (0.03365) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01981) | 86.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240 x_refsource_MISC
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36805 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38643 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 10, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 9, 2010
Link CVE-2009-4631
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a