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ffmpeg — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4634

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.

Products
ffmpeg
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4:0.5+svn20090706-3
CVEs
CVE-2009-4634
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4634

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Feb 2010, 02:30 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4634

ffmpeg

Fixed versions: 4:0.5+svn20090706-3

ffmpeg

Fixed versions: 4:0.5+svn20090706-3

ffmpeg

Fixed versions: 4:0.5+svn20090706-3

Complete source record
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