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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0894

CVE-2009-0894

Description

Heap-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.

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Affected products

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  • Xvid/Xvid7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.2.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <1.2.2

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