libmodplug: Integer overflow in the MED files loading routine
Published Apr 27, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.67%
Description
Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins, TTPlayer, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MED file with a crafted (1) song comment or (2) song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild in August 2008.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.5
- 0.8
- 0.8.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The impact of this flaw is limited to application crash, not allowing code execution. Red Hat does not consider a user-assisted crash of a client application such as media players using GStreamer framework to be a security issue. For further details, see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-1438
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:L/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 4, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 91.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 90.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 84.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.51% (0.06514) | 84.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 84.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 89.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 88.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03054) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 89.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (27)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=266913 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1104 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1438 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496834 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50388 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1438
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1438
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