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CVE-2009-0179

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0179 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libmikmod versions 3.1.11 through 3.2.0, including its use in MikMod and potentially other applications. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger an application crash by tricking a user into loading a specially crafted XM file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.9-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igno_saitz:libmikmod:3.1.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.9-2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igno_saitz:libmikmod:3.1.9-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.9-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igno_saitz:libmikmod:3.1.9-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.9-4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igno_saitz:libmikmod:3.1.9-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.9-5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:igno_saitz:libmikmod:3.1.9-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0179Low

mikmod: crash when loading XM files

Apr 16, 2008

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/2
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34259
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01305.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01312.html
securityfocus.com / bid/33240