MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2009-4639

Ffmpeg vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
The av_rescale_rnd function in the AVI demuxer in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AVI file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Affected vendor
Ffmpeg
Affected product
Ffmpeg
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-02-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-4639

  • Confirm whether Ffmpeg Ffmpeg is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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