CVE-2009-4632

Public Exploit

Description

oggparsevorbis.c in FFmpeg 0.5 does not properly perform certain pointer arithmetic, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory contents and cause a denial of service via a crafted file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.48% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36805 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39482 third party advisory
https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 vendor advisory
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/38643 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4632?
CVE-2009-4632 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4632?
To fix CVE-2009-4632, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4632 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4632 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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