CVE-2009-0186

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0186
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-05 02:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted description chunks in a CAF audio file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.28 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.8 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc6 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.10 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.11 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.12 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.13 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.14 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.15 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.16 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.17 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.9 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile All All All All
Application Nullsoft Winamp 5.541 All All All
Application Nullsoft Winamp 5.55 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
libsndfile CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Vulnerabilities - Secunia Research - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mega-nerd.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-749-1: libsndfile vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Debian update for libsndfile - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Vulnerabilities - Secunia Research - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
libsndfile CAF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Winamp libsndfile.dll CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Winamp CAF File Integer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for libsndfile - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1742-1 libsndfile af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA34526 - Ubuntu update for libsndfile - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
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