CVE-2009-0397
CVE-2009-0397 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gstreamer Good Plug-ins with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 9.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 7% (94th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Gstreamer Good Plug-ins
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good) 0.10.9 through 0.10.11, and GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.8.5, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Time-to-sample (aka stts) atom data in a malformed QuickTime media .mov file.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0397?
- Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good) 0.10.9 through 0.10.11, and GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.8.5, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Time-to-sample (aka stts) atom data in a malformed QuickTime media .mov file.
- How severe is CVE-2009-0397?
- CVE-2009-0397 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2009-0397 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 7% (94th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2009-0397?
- CVE-2009-0397 primarily affects Gstreamer Good Plug-ins. In total, 4 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2009-0397?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2009-0397 published?
- CVE-2009-0397 was published on 2009-02-03 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-good/commit/?id=bdc20b9baf13564d9a061343416395f8f9a92b53
- http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/gst-plugins-good/0.10.12.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33815
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35777
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-052.htm
- http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-003.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:035
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/29/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0270.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0271.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500317/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33405
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-736-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0225
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481267
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48555
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9942
Affected products (4)
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- CVE-2009-0387 — Critical (CVSS 9.3): Array index error in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka…
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- CVE-2009-1932 — Medium (CVSS 6.8): Multiple integer overflows in the (1) user_info_callback, (2) user_endrow_callback, and (3) gst_pngdec_task functions…
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