CVE-2009-1274

Exp

Integer overflow in the qt_error parse_trak_atom function in demuxers/demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.16.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Quicktime movie file with a large count value in an STTS atom, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-04-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1274 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.70%). Core evidence: 2 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-2009-1274

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1274

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 2026-05-29 4.84% 3.70% -1.13%
2 2025-05-28 3.42% 4.84% +1.41%
3 2025-03-30 3.42%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1274

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1274

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1274

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2009-1274 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-2009-1274
gentoo normal CVE-2009-1274: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-04), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/xine-lib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1274
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1274
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1274 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xine-lib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1274

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1274

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xine xine-lib 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1274

URL Tags
http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=224 Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/53288
http://secunia.com/advisories/34593 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34712
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=673233
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:298
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:299
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502481/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34384
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021989
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-005.txt Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0937 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49714
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00210.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00215.html
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