NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg - CVE-2009-0385
Published: November 20, 2020 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110619
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0:
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0385
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-0385
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg;a=commitdiff;h=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
- http://osvdb.org/51643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html