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title: "CVE-2009-1788\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1788

Publication date 26 May 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

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libsndfile | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu1.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.10.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.04.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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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-2009-1788?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 | * Upstream:   <http://www.mega-nerd.com/erikd/Blog/files/voc-aiff-patch-1.0.17.diff> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1788)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1788)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1788)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1788)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-849-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-849-1)
+ libsndfile vulnerabilities
+ 15 October 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1788>