CVE-2008-5824 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.02% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 68k | audiofile |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Audio File Library 0.2.6 - libaudiofile 'msadpcm.c .WAV' File Processing Buffer Overflow | 2008-12-30 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33273
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33273
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005
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