CVE-2009-0893 json
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 Playe…
published 2009-06-02 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0890
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.5%
- EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
6.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- cvs.xvid.org http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
cvs.xvid.org
/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81
exploit, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/35274
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1468
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
- it-isac.org /postings/cyber/alertdetail.php?id=4634&selyear=2009&menutype=menupublic
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35156
vdb-entry
- cvs.xvid.org /cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c
- xvid.org /News.64.0.html?&cHash=0170b4e439&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=64&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0893
- NVD CVE-2009-0893
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