CVE-2009-1791

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    CVE-2009-1791

    Published: 26 May 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324, 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

    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
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