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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0397 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good)…

published 2009-02-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also PYSEC-2009-16 , EUVD-2009-0401

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.1%
EPSS 7.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good) 0.10.9 through 0.10.11, and GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.8.5, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Time-to-sample (aka stts) atom data in a malformed QuickTime media .mov file.

Patch / fix

  • gstreamer-plugins-good RHEL 5 0.10.9-1.el5_3.1
  • gstreamer-plugins RHEL 4 0.8.5-1.EL.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0271RHSA-2009:0270

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0397 updated cvss 6.8

gstreamer-plugins-good: heap-based buffer overflow while parsing malformed QuickTime media files via crafted Time-to-sample (stss) atom data

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.9-1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0271
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gstreamer-plugins 0.8.5-1.EL.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0270
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.9-1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0271
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gstreamer-plugins 0.8.5-1.EL.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0270
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.9-1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0271
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gstreamer-plugins 0.8.5-1.EL.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gstreamer-plugins 0.8.5-1.EL.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0270

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Exploit prediction

7.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • trapkit.de http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-003.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/29/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi gstreamer-plugins
<=0.10.9
<=0.10.10
<=0.10.11
<=0.8.5
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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