CVE-2009-0084

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2009-0084 · Published 15/04/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
directx microsoft	`= 8.1= 9.0= 9.0a= 9.0b= 9.0c`	No fix yet

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 8.1 and 9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MJPEG file or video stream with a malformed Huffman table, which triggers an exception that frees heap memory that is later accessed, aka "MJPEG Decompression Vulnerability."

References

osvdb.org/53632
secunia.com/advisories/34665
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-132.htm
piotrbania.com/all/adv/ms-directx-mjpeg-adv.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/34460
securitytracker.com/id
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html · US Government Resource
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1025
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-011
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5618

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