CVE-2009-0186
Integer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted description chunks in a CAF audio file, leading to
02 Description
Integer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted description chunks in a CAF audio file, leading to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-03-05 02:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-01-20
- Assigning CNA
- flexera
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c5237205689b79fad683f54720d8881b455a5932bfe5d35b4e25e2d7a22f0d82
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0585http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0585
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200904-16http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-16.xml
- www.debian.orgDSA-1742http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1742
- www.securityfocus.com20090303 Secunia Research: libsndfile CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501413/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com33981http://secunia.com/advisories/33981
- secunia.com33980http://secunia.com/advisories/33980
- secunia.com34642http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- www.securitytracker.com1021784http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021784
- secunia.com34316http://secunia.com/advisories/34316
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibsndfile-caf-bo(49038)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49038
- secunia.com34526http://secunia.com/advisories/34526
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-749-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-749-1
- www.mega-nerd.comhttp://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0584http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0584
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-7/
- www.securityfocus.com33963http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33963
- www.securityfocus.com20090303 Secunia Research: Winamp CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501399/100/0/threaded
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-8/
- secunia.com34791http://secunia.com/advisories/34791
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.19-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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