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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 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.

    Published:May 15, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 26, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.08475
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mega-nerd
    Product
    Libsndfile
    Vendor
    Nullsoft
    Product
    Winamp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2009-1788 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and…
    CVE-2009-0186 (CVSS 9.3) — Integer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other products, allows context-dependent attacker…
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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/35076
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35247
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35443
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132
    http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/
    http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35076
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35247
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35443
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132
    http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/
    http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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