Vulnerability CVE-2009-1791
Published: 2009-05-26   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Nullsoft -> Winamp 
Mega-nerd -> Libsndfile 

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