Is CVE-2009-4631 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-4631 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-4631?

CVE-2009-4631 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-4631?

CVE-2009-4631 has an EPSS score of 5.10% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4631?

Upgrade ffmpeg on debian 11 to 4:0.5+svn20090706-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-4631

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 file that triggers an out-of-bounds read and possibly memory corruption.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffmpegDebian

Fixed in:4:0.5+svn20090706-3CVE-2009-4631

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.