CVE-2009-4638
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
3.90% (90th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Integer overflow in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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cvss
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4.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2010-02-10modified 2026-06-16
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- 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://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465enisa_euvd
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240enisa_euvd
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.htmlExploitnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805nvd
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