9.3

CVE-2009-0186: mega-nerd libsndfile Numeric Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0186DSA-1742-1
Published 05-03-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0186 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in mega-nerd libsndfile. EPSS estimates a 3.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
DTSA-202-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10148-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10470-1

Timeline

  1. 05-03-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.61% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libsndfile< 1.0.19-1 | < 1.0.16-2+etch1 | < 1.0.17-4+lenny1
Mega-nerd1 product
  • libsndfile≤ 1.0.18 | 0.0.8 | 0.0.28 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0:rc1 | 1.0.0:rc6 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | 1.0.15 | 1.0.16 | 1.0.17
Nullsoft1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

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