CVE-2009-0490

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    CVE-2009-0490

    Published: 10 Feb 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html, 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://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html, http://osvdb.org/51070, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090

    Affected packages

    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