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CVE-2009-1788

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1788 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the voc_read_header function of libsndfile versions 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, impacting applications like Winamp 5.552. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a malformed VOC file. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity and potential for remote code execution warrant attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:libsndfile:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:libsndfile:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:libsndfile:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:libsndfile:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mega-nerd:libsndfile:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0823 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 8,915 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-2009-1788Important

libsndfile VOC file heap based buffer overflow

May 15, 2009

References

secunia.com / advisories/35076
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35126
secunia.com / advisories/35247
secunia.com / advisories/35443
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50541
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50827
trapkit.de / advisories/TKADV2009-006.txt
Exploit
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1814
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mega-nerd.com / erikd/Blog/CodeHacking/libsndfile
PatchVendor Advisory
mega-nerd.com / libsndfile
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/34978
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1324
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1348
PatchVendor Advisory