CVE-2009-0698

Integer overflow in the 4xm demuxer (demuxers/demux_4xm.c) in xine-lib 1.1.16.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a 4X movie file with a large current_track value, a similar issue to CVE-2009-0385.

Published: 2009-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0698 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.44%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0698

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 2025-03-30 2.64% 2.44% -0.20%
2 2025-03-29 2.44% 2.64% +0.20%
3 2025-03-19 — 2.44% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0698

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0698

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0698

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2009-0698 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0698
gentoo normal CVE-2009-0698: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-04), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/xine-lib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0698
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0698 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xine-lib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0698

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0698

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xine xine-lib 1.1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0698

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