| Name | CVE-2009-1438 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1850-1, DSA-1851-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 526657, 527075, 527076 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libmodplug (PTS) | buster | 1:0.8.9.0-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 1:0.8.9.0-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gst-plugins-bad0.10 | source | etch | 0.10.3-3.1+etch3 | DSA-1851-1 | ||
| gst-plugins-bad0.10 | source | lenny | 0.10.7-2+lenny2 | DSA-1851-1 | ||
| gst-plugins-bad0.10 | source | (unstable) | 0.10.10.2-1 | 527075 | ||
| libmodplug | source | etch | 1:0.7-5.2+etch1 | DSA-1850-1 | ||
| libmodplug | source | lenny | 1:0.8.4-1+lenny1 | DSA-1850-1 | ||
| libmodplug | source | (unstable) | 1:0.8.7-1 | low | 526657, 527076 |
gstreamer in unstable dynamically linked to external libmodplug