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
Published Feb 10, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.06%
Description
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.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 8.06% (0.08058) | 94.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.02% (0.08022) | 94.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.71% (0.09713) | 92.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.82% (0.10819) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.71% (0.09713) | 92.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.19% (0.03192) | 91.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 91.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 3.58% (0.03580) | 91.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.13% (0.05135) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240 x_refsource_MISCExploit
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