CVE-2009-1791

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35076Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35443
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132
http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541
http://secunia.com/advisories/35076Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35443
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132
http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541

Timeline

Published: May 26, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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