CVE-2009-0385

Name: CVE-2009-0385
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2009-02-02T19:30:00.327+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 6.66%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0385 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 6.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

6.66%

93.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ffmpeg	Ffmpeg	< 0.6.3
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.10
Fedoraproject	Fedora	9
Fedoraproject	Fedora	10

References

http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
http://osvdb.org/51643Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txtThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
http://osvdb.org/51643Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34296Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34845Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846Broken Link
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txtThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 2, 2009
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-0385?

How severe is CVE-2009-0385?

Severity scoring for CVE-2009-0385 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 6.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0385?

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Source: NVD / NIST