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TI-2009-00851 Aliases CVE-2009-0894GHSA-hr5p-fhw2-cxvq

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decoder_create function in the initialization…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05695 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.1VulnerableXvid
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableXvid
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableXvid
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableXvid
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableXvid
cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableXvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xvid
  • cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xvid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0894
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr5p-fhw2-cxvq

References

Exploit 2

Other 2

  • TI-2009-00850 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in the xvidcore library in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03224 Multiple array index errors in the (1) get_intra_block, (2) get_inter_block_h263, and (3)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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