CVE-2009-4637 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 17.35% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-02-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FFmpeg 0.5 - Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | 2009-09-21 |
References
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39482
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39482
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-931-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0935
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240
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