CVE-2009-4637 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ffmpeg	Ffmpeg

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
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.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935
https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-02-10T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:08:37.987Z

Reserved: 2010-02-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-4637

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-02-10T02:30:00.687

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2009-4637

Redhat

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