CVE-2009-0894

Published Jun 2, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 5.7% KEV · Not listed
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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0891 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:42 PM
Reserved
Mar 14, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 2, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:06 PM