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CVE-2009-4637

Publication date 9 February 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Fixed 4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2.1
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7.4
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
ffmpeg-debian 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 3:0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3.2
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

stack-protected on Edgy and later, just a DoS

mdeslaur

not sure which specific issue this refers to

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-931-1
    • FFmpeg vulnerabilities
    • 19 April 2010

Other references