CVE-2009-0894 | BDVDB-2026-36802 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35158
- http://cvs.xvid.org/cvs/viewvc.cgi/xvidcore/src/decoder.c?r1=1.80&r2=1.81
- http://www.xvid.org/News.64.0.html?&cHash=0170b4e439&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=64&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7
- https://www.it-isac.org/postings/cyber/alertdetail.php?id=4635&selyear=2009&menutype=menupublic
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.