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CVE-2008-5824 (GCVE-0-2008-5824)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-02 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2008-12-30 00:00
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