CVE-2009-1438
gst-plugins-bad0.10 - arbitrary code execution
EPSS 2.5%
Description
Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins, TTPlayer, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MED file with a crafted (1) song comment or (2) song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild in August 2008.
How to fix CVE-2009-1438
To remediate CVE-2009-1438, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gst-plugins-bad0.10—upgrade to 0.10.3-3.1+etch3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:0.8.7-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:0.7-5.2+etch1 or later
Is CVE-2009-1438 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.10.3-3.1+etch3
- from 0, < 1:0.8.7-1
- from 0, < 1:0.7-5.2+etch1