Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.7% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• ADV-2009-0277 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33502 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 51643 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• USN-734-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 34905 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1782 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3428 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 34385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200903-33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:297 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3433 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ffmpeg-fourxmreadheader-code-execution(48330) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 34296 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34712 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20090128 [TKADV2009-004] FFmpeg Type Conversion Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:31 UTC.