CVE-2009-0490
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
10/02/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.6 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
- http://osvdb.org/51070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
- http://osvdb.org/51070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634