CVE-2009-0586 describes an integer overflow in the gst_vorbis_tag_add_coverart function within GStreamer's gst-plugins-base, affecting various GStreamer and Ubuntu Linux distributions. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted COVERART tag, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.10.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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