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title: "CVE-2009-0186\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-0186

Publication date 5 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Integer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other
products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via
crafted description chunks in a CAF audio file, leading to a heap-based
buffer overflow.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libsndfile | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.0.12-3ubuntu1.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0186?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libsndfile | * Vendor:   <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=333940> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0186)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0186)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-0186)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0186)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-749-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-749-1)
+ libsndfile vulnerability
+ 30 March 2009

### Other references

* <http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/DSA-1742-1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0186>
