CVE-2009-0490
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary…
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 16.63% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- audacityteam/audacity
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
- http://osvdb.org/51070Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33356Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
- http://osvdb.org/51070Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33356Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.