CVE catalog
CVE-2009-0894
xvidcore: CVE-2009-0894
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.70% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xvidcore | sid | 2:1.3.7-3 | not affected |
| Debian | xvidcore | forky | 2:1.3.7-3 | not affected |
| Debian | xvidcore | trixie | 2:1.3.7-1 | not affected |
| Debian | xvidcore | bookworm | 2:1.3.7-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xvidcore | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xvidcore | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xvidcore | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xvidcore | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libxvidcore4]Not affected
Source package: [xvidcore]
Details (2)
2:1.3.7-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · xvidcore · debian · bookworm
2:1.3.7-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · xvidcore · debian · bookworm
- [libxvidcore-dev]Not affected
Source package: [xvidcore]
Details (2)
2:1.3.7-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · xvidcore · debian · bookworm
2:1.3.7-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · xvidcore · debian · bookworm
Observed: