CVE-2009-0490 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 16.63% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| audacityteam | audacity |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Audacity 1.2.6 - '.gro' Local Buffer Overflow | 2009-12-05 |
| exploit-db | Audacity 1.2 - '.gro' Universal Buffer Overflow (Egghunter) | 2009-08-24 |
| exploit-db | Audacity 1.2.6 - '.gro' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-01-01 |
References
- 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
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