CVE-2009-1932

Exp

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) user_info_callback, (2) user_endrow_callback, and (3) gst_pngdec_task functions (ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c) in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good or gstreamer-plugins-good) 0.10.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1932 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.47%, 92th percentile). 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-2009-1932

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1932

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 8.31% 5.47% -2.85%
2 2025-04-08 6.96% 8.31% +1.35%
3 2025-03-30 6.96%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1932

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1932

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1932

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-1932: 1 GLSA(s) (200907-11), 3 atom(s) (media-libs/gst-plugins-base, media-libs/gst-plugins-good, media-plugins/gst-plugins-libpng); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1932
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1932
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1932 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gst-plugins-good0.10), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1932

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1932

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gstreamer good_plug-ins 0.10.15 cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:good_plug-ins:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1932

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