CVE-2009-0490

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.

Affected products

Audacityteam Audacity: before 1.3.6 — fixed in 1.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Audacityteam Audacity 1.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
http://osvdb.org/51070
http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
http://osvdb.org/51070

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