Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-4631

Description

Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption.

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Affected products

FFmpeg/Ffmpeg2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.htmlnvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/36805nvd
secunia.com/advisories/38643nvd
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465nvd
roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240nvd
roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1483nvd

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