CVE-2009-0893 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the xvidcore library (versions prior to 1.2.2), impacting applications like Windows Media Player. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted macroblock number in a malicious video stream, leading to heap memory corruption. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity and ease of exploitation (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N) warrant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.