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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5824
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33273
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005
- http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
audiofile
Vulnerable Versions:
0.2.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 2nd, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.