CVE-2009-4835
Published May 6, 2010
Last updated 15 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The (1) htk_read_header, (2) alaw_init, (3) ulaw_init, (4) pcm_init, (5) float32_init, and (6) sds_read_header functions in libsndfile 1.0.20 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-189
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatRed Hat does not consider this issue to be a security flaw. The libsndfile library is not used outside of client applications, where crashes are not considered to be security flaws.
Configurations
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