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CVE-2009-0397

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0397 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function within GStreamer Good Plug-ins (versions 0.10.9-0.10.11) and GStreamer Plug-ins (version 0.8.5). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malformed QuickTime .mov file containing specially crafted Time-to-sample atom data. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0721 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gstreamer-plugins-0:0.8.5-1.EL.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gstreamer-plugins-good-0:0.10.9-1.el5_3.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0397Important

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

Jan 22, 2009

References

cgit.freedesktop.org / gstreamer/gst-plugins-good/commit
gstreamer.freedesktop.org / releases/gst-plugins-good/0.10.12.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33650
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33815
secunia.com / advisories/33830
secunia.com / advisories/34336
secunia.com / advisories/35777
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/48555
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9942
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-052.htm
trapkit.de / advisories/TKADV2009-003.txt
Exploit
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/29/3
Exploit
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0270.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0271.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/500317/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/33405
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-736-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0225