Multiple integer overflows in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in metadata/audible/audibletag.cpp in Amarok 1.4.10 through 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Audible Audio (.aa) file with a large (1) nlen or (2) vlen Tag value, each of which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06903 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0135
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7j2-6vxr-m6xg
References
Advisory 8
Other 8
- ADV-2009-0100
- http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=908391
- http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=908415
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479560
- [oss-security] 20090114 CVE Request -- amarok
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479946
- http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=908401
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254896
More Amarok vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-00125 Multiple array index errors in the Audible::Tag::readTag function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-06721 The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-03541 The MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete function in… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-0135 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0135 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7j2-6vxr-m6xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-0135 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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