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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0397 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.57%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.44% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-07 | 8.12% | 13.57% | +5.44% |
| 2 | 2026-03-26 | 10.43% | 8.12% | -2.30% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 10.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2009-0397: 1 GLSA(s) (200907-11), 3 atom(s) (media-libs/gst-plugins-base, media-libs/gst-plugins-good, media-plugins/gst-plugins-libpng); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0397 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0397 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-0397 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (gst-plugins-bad0.10, gst-plugins-good0.10, gst-plugins0.8), 21 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 8, DNE 5, released 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0397 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gstreamer | good_plug-ins | 0.10.9 | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gstreamer | good_plug-ins | 0.10.10 | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gstreamer | good_plug-ins | 0.10.11 | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gstreamer | plug-ins | 0.8.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |