CVE-2009-0490

NameCVE-2009-0490
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDTSA-192-1
Debian Bugs514138

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
audacity (PTS)jessie2.0.6-2fixed
stretch2.1.2-2fixed
buster2.2.2-1fixed
bullseye2.4.2~dfsg0-5fixed
bookworm3.2.4+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie3.7.0+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
audacitysourcelenny1.3.5-2+lenny1
audacitysource(unstable)1.3.6-1514138

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