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CVE-2009-0135

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0135 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in the Audible::Tag::readTag function within Amarok versions 1.4.10 through 2.0.1. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious Audible Audio (.aa) files with large nlen or vlen Tag values, leading to heap-based buffer overflows. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and moderate attack complexity, but potentially granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:amarok:amarok:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0690 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0135

amarok: multiple buffer overflows when parsing Audible .aa files

References

amarok.kde.org / en/releases/2.0.1.1
Vendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/14/2
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33505
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33522
secunia.com / advisories/33640
secunia.com / advisories/33819
secunia.com / advisories/34315
secunia.com / advisories/34407
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200903-34.xml
securityreason.com / securityalert/4915
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00708.html
trapkit.de / advisories/TKADV2009-002.txt
Exploit
websvn.kde.org
websvn.kde.org
websvn.kde.org
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1706
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/499984/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/33210
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-739-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0100