CVE-2009-0385 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2009-0385?

CVE-2009-0385 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0385?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0385?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-0385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0385, GHSA-h3wc-jxm7-mr49.