CVE-2009-0894

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0894
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-06-02 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the decoder_create function in the initialization functionality in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the DirectShow (aka DShow) frontend and improper handling of the XVID_ERR_MEMORY return code during processing of a crafted movie file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xvid Xvid 1.1.0 All All All
Application Xvid Xvid 1.1.1 All All All
Application Xvid Xvid 1.1.2 All All All
Application Xvid Xvid 1.1.3 All All All
Application Xvid Xvid 1.2.0 All All All
Application Xvid Xvid All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[cvs] Diff of /xvidcore/src/decoder.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.xvid.org Exploit, Patch
StackPath af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.xvid.org
Error 404-NotBranded occurred af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.it-isac.org
Xvid Video Codec DirectShow Initialization Logic Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[cvs] Log of /xvidcore/src/decoder.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.xvid.org Exploit, Patch
StackPath MITRE www.xvid.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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