audiofile: heap-based overflow in Microsoft ADPCM compression module (app crash, arb. code execution)
Published Jan 2, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.02%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
audiofile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
audiofile
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
audiofile
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | audiofile | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.02% (0.06020) | 93.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.02% (0.06020) | 92.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 14.58% (0.14579) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 10.21% (0.10215) | 92.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 11.61% (0.11613) | 93.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.64% (0.12636) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.72% (0.20721) | 92.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.64% (0.12636) | 93.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00616) | 79.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 77.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 75.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 77.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00559) | 74.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 85.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 83.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 66.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33273 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5824 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479966 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5824
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5824
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33273 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5824 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479966 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5824 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5824 |
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