{
    "id": "CVE-2007-1804",
    "published": "2007-04-02 23:19:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:38:19",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "PulseAudio 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of FRAME_SIZE_MAX_ALLOW sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a p->export assertion failure in do_read; (2) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of 0 sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a length assertion failure in pa_memblock_new; or (3) an empty packet on UDP port 9875, which triggers a t assertion failure in pa_sdp_parse; and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted packet on TCP port 9875 that (4) triggers a maxlength assertion failure in pa_memblockq_new, (5) triggers a size assertion failure in pa_xmalloc, or (6) plays a certain sound file.",
    "epss_score": "0.07401",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94261",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "pulseaudio",
            "product": "pulseaudio"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "29809",
            "title": "PulseAudio 0.9.5 - 'Assert()' Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2007-04-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29809"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pulsex-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/poc/pulsex.zip",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25431",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25787",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:065",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23240",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-465-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1214",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33315",
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pulsex-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/poc/pulsex.zip",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25431",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25787",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:065",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23240",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-465-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1214",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33315"
    ]
}