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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…
High9.3EPSS 3.6%
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- flexera
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (20)
- ADV-2009-0585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- GLSA-200904-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-1742 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20090303 Secunia Research: libsndfile CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 33981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33980 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1021784 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- libsndfile-caf-bo(49038) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34526 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-749-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-7/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33963 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090303 Secunia Research: Winamp CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-8/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34791 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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