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CVE-2009-1791

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1791 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libsndfile versions 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, affecting applications like Winamp 5.552 that utilize this library. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted AIFF file with an invalid header. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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
6.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0653 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 8,913 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-2009-1791Important

libsndfile AIFF file heap based buffer overflow

May 15, 2009

References

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