CVE-2007-1804: pulseaudio
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-1804 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in pulseaudio. EPSS estimates a 7.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 02-04-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PulseAudio 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of FRAME_SIZE_MAX_ALLOW sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a p->export assertion failure in do_read; (2) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of 0 sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a length assertion failure in pa_memblock_new; or (3) an empty packet on UDP port 9875, which triggers a t assertion failure in pa_sdp_parse; and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted packet on TCP port 9875 that (4) triggers a maxlength assertion failure in pa_memblockq_new, (5) triggers a size assertion failure in pa_xmalloc, or (6) plays a certain sound file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.40% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundPulseAudio 0.9.5 - 'Assert()' Remote Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- pulseaudio< 0.9.6-1 | < 0.9.5-7lenny2
Pulseaudio1 product
- pulseaudio0.9.5
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- aluigi.org/poc/pulsex.zipX Refsource MISC
