CVE-2009-0894

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decoder_create function in the initialization functionality in xvidcore/src/decoder.c in Xvid before 1.2.2, as used by Windows Media Player and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the DirectShow (aka DShow) frontend and improper handling of the XVID_ERR_MEMORY return code during processing of a crafted movie file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-06-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0894 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.70%, 92th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0894

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0894

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 2026-06-15 4.31% 5.70% +1.38%
2 2025-10-22 4.82% 4.31% -0.50%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.82% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0894

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0894

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0894

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2009-0894 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xvidcore), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0894
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0894 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xvidcore), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xvid xvid <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xvid xvid 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xvid xvid 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xvid xvid 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xvid xvid 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xvid xvid 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:xvid:xvid:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0894

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