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A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg (Multimedia Processing Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function fourxm_read_header
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 01/28/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2009 by Tobias Klein (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0385 since 02/02/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36106 (Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / current : xine-lib (SSA:2009-098-03)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8715.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48330) and Tenable (36106). The entries 46717, 44800, 44799 and 44798 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 36106
Nessus Name: Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / current : xine-lib (SSA:2009-098-03)
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OpenVAS ID: 63934
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1781-1 (ffmpeg-debian)
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
01/27/2009 🔍01/28/2009 🔍
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Sources
Product: ffmpeg.orgAdvisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0385 (🔍)
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X-Force: 48330
Vulnerability Center: 21093 - FFmpeg < 16846 Integer Signedness Error Allows Remote Code Execution via a Malformed 4X Movie File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33502 - FFmpeg 'libavformat/4xm.c' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 34296 - Ubuntu update for ffmpeg, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 51643 - FFmpeg libavformat/4xm.c fourxm_read_header Function 4xm File Handling Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2009-0277
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/28/2019 16:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (87), 08/28/2019 16:54 (2)
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