Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins,…

Description

Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins, TTPlayer, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MED file with a crafted (1) song comment or (2) song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (24)

• 53801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• USN-771-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://modplug-xmms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/modplug-xmms/libmodplug/src/load_med.cpp?r1=1.1&amp%3Br2=1.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 34797 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35736 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 36183 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1850 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496834 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1851 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 36158 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=266913 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 30801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• libmodplug-csoundfilereadmed-bo(50388) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 35026 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=677065&group_id=1275 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200907-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 35685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-4068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-4064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34930 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090421 CVE Request -- libmodplug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:13 UTC.