CVE-2009-1791

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-132

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF file with an invalid header value.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo en aiff_read_header en libsndfile desde v1.0.15 hasta v1.0.19, como se utiliza en Winamp v5.552 y posiblemente otros programas multimedia, permite a atacantes remotos producir una denegación (caída de aplicación) y posiblemente la ejecución de código de modo arbitrario a través de un fichero AIFF con un valor de cabecera no valido.

Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VOC file with an invalid header value. Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF file with an invalid header value. This update provides fixes for these vulnerabilities. Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-05-26 CVE Reserved
2009-05-26 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/35247	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35443	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile	2017-08-17
http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile	2017-08-17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324	2017-08-17

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/35076	2017-08-17
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml	2017-08-17
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814	2017-08-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132	2017-08-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.15 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.15"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.16 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.16"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.17 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.17"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.18 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.18"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.19 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.19"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.5 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.51 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.51"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.52 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.52"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.54 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.54"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.55 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.55"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.541 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.541"		-		Affected
Nullsoft Search vendor "Nullsoft"		Winamp Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp"				5.552 Search vendor "Nullsoft" for product "Winamp" and version "5.552"		-		Affected