Vulnerability CVE-2009-0893


Published: 2009-06-02   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in the xvidcore library in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted macroblock (aka MBlock) number in a video stream in a crafted movie file that triggers heap memory corruption, related to a "missing resync marker range check" and the (1) decoder_iframe, (2) decoder_pframe, and (3) decoder_bframe functions.

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
XVID -> XVID 

 References:
http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c
http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35156
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1468
http://www.xvid.org/News.64.0.html?&cHash=0170b4e439&tx_ttnews[backPid]=64&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=7
https://www.it-isac.org/postings/cyber/alertdetail.php?id=4634&selyear=2009&menutype=menupublic

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