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CVE-2009-1438

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1438 describes an integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function within libmodplug, affecting products like gstreamer-plugins and TTPlayer. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted MED files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it poses a significant risk of partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Although exploited in the wild in August 2008, there is currently no public exploit code, Metasploit module, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0467 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-2009-1438

libmodplug: Integer overflow in the MED files loading routine

Feb 25, 2008

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
modplug-xmms.cvs.sourceforge.net / viewvc/modplug-xmms/libmodplug/src/load_med.cpp
osvdb.org / 53801
Patch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34797
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34930
secunia.com / advisories/35026
secunia.com / advisories/35685
secunia.com / advisories/35736
secunia.com / advisories/36158
secunia.com / advisories/36183
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200907-07.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50388
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
Patch
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1850
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1851
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/04/21/4
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00907.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00908.html
securityfocus.com / bid/30801
ExploitPatch
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-771-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1104
PatchVendor Advisory