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CVE-2009-1438

Published: Apr 27, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.7%
Top 8.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins, TTPlayer, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MED file with a crafted (1) song comment or (2) song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

konstanty bialkowski
individual-dev
libmodplugLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=266913
bugs.gentoo.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://modplug-xmms.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/modplug-xmms/libmodplug/src/load_med.cpp?r1=1.1&amp%3Br2=1.2
modplug-xmms.cvs.sourceforge.net
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