CVE-2009-0186

Publication date 5 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsndfile 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.7.10.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.0.12-3ubuntu1.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libsndfile

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-749-1
    • libsndfile vulnerability
    • 30 March 2009

Other references