HIGH
libsndfile: overflows may lead to execution of arbitrary code
Published Mar 5, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.61%
Description
Integer 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 1.0.18
- 0.0.8
- 0.0.28
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.61% 0.03612
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03612
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03612) | 89.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03642) | 88.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 4.23% (0.04235) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.64% (0.05642) | 89.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.12% (0.11117) | 89.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.64% (0.05642) | 89.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.50% (0.04501) | 88.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 39.04% (0.39037) | 97.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 40.97% (0.40974) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 43.32% (0.43322) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (24)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33980 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34316 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34526 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34791 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-7/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-8/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-16.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1742 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501399/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501413/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33963 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021784 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-749-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0584 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0585 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0186 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488361 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49038 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0186
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0186
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner flexera
Published Mar 5, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 20, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0186
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a