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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0490 · published 10 February 2009

CVE-2009-0490: Audacityteam audacity out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Audacityteam · Audacity

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 17% · top 3.1% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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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 LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008 Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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 LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008 Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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