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CVE-2009-1791
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…
High9.3EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
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)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (6 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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References (11)
- MDVSA-2009:132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1814 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- libsndfile-aiff-voc-bo(50541) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200905-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34978 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 35443 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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