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libsndfile — security advisory
Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VOC file with an invalid header value.
- Products
- libsndfile
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.0.20-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-1788
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VOC file with an invalid header value.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1788
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.20-1
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.20-1
libsndfile
Fixed versions: 1.0.20-1
Complete source record
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