CVE-2008-5008

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in src/src_sinc.c in Secret Rabbit Code (aka SRC or libsamplerate) before 0.1.4, when "extreme low conversion ratios" are used, allows user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

Mega-Nerd Secret Rabbit Code: through 0.1.3; 0.0.0, 0.0.2, 0.0.7, 0.0.9, 0.0.11, 0.0.12 (+6)

References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-05.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:238
http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/ChangeLog
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32090
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46542
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-05.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:238
http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/ChangeLog
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32090
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46542

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