# CVE-2009-0385: Integer signedness error in the fourxm\_read\_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer signedness error in the fourxm_read_header function in libavformat/4xm.c in FFmpeg before revision 16846 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed 4X movie file with a large current_track value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0277
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/libavformat/4xm.c?r1=16838&r2=16846&pathrev=16846
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33711
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33502
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781
- http://osvdb.org/51643
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34905
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=72e715fb798f2cb79fd24a6d2eaeafb7c6eeda17
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:297
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48330
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34712
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg?view=rev&revision=16846
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-004.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500514/100/0/threaded

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