CVE-2008-5824
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 6.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 6.0% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5794)
- Published
- January 2, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5794 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- 68k / audiofile
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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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