9.3

CVE-2009-4631: ffmpeg Numeric Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4631
Published 10-02-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4631 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 5.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.05%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2000-1

Timeline

  1. 10-02-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 5.10% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
5.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 4:0.5+svn20090706-3
Ffmpeg1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

8 links