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CVE-2009-4637 in the critical feed json

FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigge…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4602

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.4%
EPSS 17.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:0.5+svn20090706-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4637

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33233)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

17.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33233 FFmpeg 0.5 - Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities dos, 2009-09-21
  • scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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