CVE-2009-0398

Exp

Array index error in the gst_qtp_trak_handler function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.6.0 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted QuickTime media file.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0398 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2009-0398

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0398

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 2025-06-25 0.76% 0.67% -0.08%
2 2025-05-16 0.67% 0.76% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 0.67%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0398

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-2009-0398

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0398

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0398
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0398 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gst-plugins-good0.10, gst-plugins0.8), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 7, DNE 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0398

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0398

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gstreamer plug-ins 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:plug-ins:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0398

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