CVE-2009-4631

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    CVE-2009-4631

    Published: 10 Feb 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/36805, http://secunia.com/advisories/38643, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000, http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465, https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240, https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High