Is CVE-2009-0490 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0490 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0490?

CVE-2009-0490 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0490

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 16.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 16.6% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0494)
Published: February 10, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0494 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

audacityteam / audacity

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
http://osvdb.org/51070(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33356(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008(Broken Link)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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