FKIE_CVE-2009-0490

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-02-10 01:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:05
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/51070Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33356Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/51070Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33356Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
audacityteam audacity *
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