CVE-2009-0385

NameCVE-2009-0385
DescriptionInteger 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1781-1, DSA-1782-1
Debian Bugs524799, 524805

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ffmpeg (PTS)bullseye7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)7:4.3.8-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)7:5.1.6-0+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie7:7.1-3fixed
mplayer (PTS)bullseye2:1.4+ds1-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2:1.5+svn38408-1fixed
sid2:1.5+svn38542-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ffmpegsourceetch0.cvs20060823-8+etch1DSA-1781-1
ffmpegsource(unstable)0.svn20080206-16
ffmpeg-debiansourcelenny0.svn20080206-17+lenny1DSA-1781-1
ffmpeg-debiansource(unstable)0.svn20080206-16medium524799
mplayersourceetch1.0~rc1-12etch7DSA-1782-1
mplayersource(unstable)1.0~rc2-14medium524805
xmoviesource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

MPlayer links against libavformat since 1.0~rc2-14, etch Mplayer still needs a fix
http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg;a=commitdiff;h=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17

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