CVE-2009-0397

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-02-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0397

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0397

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0397

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0397

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0397

vendor priority summary link
gentoo 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 high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0397
ubuntu 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0397

URL Tags
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-good/commit/?id=bdc20b9baf13564d9a061343416395f8f9a92b53
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/gst-plugins-good/0.10.12.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33650 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33815
http://secunia.com/advisories/33830
http://secunia.com/advisories/34336
http://secunia.com/advisories/35777
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-11.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-052.htm
http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-003.txt Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:035
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/29/3 Exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0270.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0271.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500317/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33405 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-736-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0225
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481267
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48555
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9942
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