Explain CVE-2009-0385
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'ADV-2009-0277', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846'}, {'name': '34845', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34845'}, {'name': '33711', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33711'}, {'name': '33502', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502'}, {'name': 'DSA-1781', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781'}, {'name': '51643', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/51643'}, {'name': 'USN-734-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1'}, {'name': '34905', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34905'}, {'name': 'DSA-1782', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3428', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html'}, {'name': '34385', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34385'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200903-33', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:297', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3433', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html'}, {'name': 'ffmpeg-fourxmreadheader-code-execution(48330)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330'}, {'name': '34296', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34296'}, {'name': '34712', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34712'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt'}, {'name': '20090128 [TKADV2009-004] FFmpeg Type Conversion Vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED