libsndfile AIFF file heap based buffer overflow
Published May 26, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.53%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.17
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 5.5
- 5.51
- 5.52
- 5.54
- 5.55
- 5.541
- 5.552
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06533) | 93.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06533) | 92.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.48% (0.08475) | 91.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.75% (0.14751) | 90.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.60% (0.07597) | 91.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.12% (0.04124) | 92.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 6.21% (0.06215) | 92.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 6.85% (0.06852) | 93.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 6.17% (0.06165) | 92.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.71% (0.05707) | 92.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35076 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35247 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1791 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502658 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1791
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1791
Change history (0)
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