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    CVE-2009-0490

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.

    Published:Jan 2, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 10, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.5806
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Audacityteam
    Product
    Audacity

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10322https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9501

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
    http://osvdb.org/51070
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
    http://osvdb.org/51070
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High