Buffer overflow in Xvid

CVE-2009-0894

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xvid — versions 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References