CVE-2009-4835

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-05-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

The (1) htk_read_header, (2) alaw_init, (3) ulaw_init, (4) pcm_init, (5) float32_init, and (6) sds_read_header functions in libsndfile 1.0.20 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

Mega-Nerd Libsndfile: 1.0.20

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530831
http://secunia.com/advisories/35266
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35126
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1446
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530831
http://secunia.com/advisories/35266
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35126
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1446

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