CVE-2009-4634
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.072 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (2)
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references (32)
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- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39482enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:059enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:060enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061enisa_euvd
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