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CVE-2009-1791

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2009-05-30	libsndfile -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2009-1791 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2009-1791
Phase	Assigned(20090526)

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.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile/
CONFIRM	http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
DEBIAN	DSA-1814
GENTOO	GLSA-200905-09
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2009:132
BID	34978
SECUNIA	35076
SECUNIA	35247
SECUNIA	35443
VUPEN	ADV-2009-1324
XF	libsndfile-aiff-voc-bo(50541)