CVE-2009-0893 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted video file exploiting heap buffer overflows in the xvidcore library, affecting media players.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0893?
CVE-2009-0893 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 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
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in the xvidcore library in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted macroblock (aka MBlock) number in a video stream in a crafted movie file that triggers heap memory corruption, related to a "missing resync marker range check" and the (1) decoder_iframe, (2) decoder_pframe, and (3) decoder_bframe functions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xvid Xvid.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-0893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcjm-r85p-mrq7.