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.
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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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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
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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
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1274 |
ubuntu
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |