Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2009-4638

 

Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2009-4638

Published: May 4, 2010 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110611
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4638
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Integer overflow in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.


Affected software

FFmpeg

How to mitigate CVE-2009-4638

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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