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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0385 · published 2 February 2009

CVE-2009-0385: Ffmpeg vulnerability

Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg

Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
44References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
http://osvdb.org/51643 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml Third Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846 Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html Third Party Advisory
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
http://osvdb.org/51643 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml Third Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846 Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0385), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.