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CVE-2009-4634 Detail

Description

Multiple integer underflows in FFmpeg 0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that (1) bypasses a validation check in vorbis_dec.c and triggers a wraparound of the stack pointer, or (2) access a pointer from out-of-bounds memory in mov.c, related to an elst tag that appears before a tag that creates a stream.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36805 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38643 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39482 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:059 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 CVE, MITRE
https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4634
NVD Published Date:
02/09/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE