CVE-2009-4640 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted Vorbis file due to an array index error in FFmpeg.

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
Available

What is CVE-2009-4640?

CVE-2009-4640 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 10 Feb 2010. 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

Array index error in vorbis_dec.c in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Vorbis file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4640?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4640?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-4640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ffmpeg Ffmpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4640, GHSA-qrm3-2wv2-w4qv.

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