CVE-2009-0186

libsndfile: overflows may lead to execution of arbitrary code

Published Mar 5, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
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 a heap-based buffer overflow.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1742-1 New libsnd packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0195 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 a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-749-1 libsndfile vulnerability
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
flexera
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:24 AM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2009, 2:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 3, 2009, 12:00 AM