Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04667 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | Konstanty Bialkowski |
| cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | Konstanty Bialkowski |
| cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.4 | Vulnerable | Konstanty Bialkowski |
- cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Konstanty Bialkowski
- cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Konstanty Bialkowski
- cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·Konstanty Bialkowski
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7cc-2p5c-5943
References
Patch 3
Advisory 8
More Konstanty Bialkowski Libmodplug vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-01393 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadS3M method in load_s3m.cpp in libmodplug before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-01540 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) abc_new_macro and (2) abc_new_umacro… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-03705 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) abc_MIDI_drum and (2) abc_MIDI_gchord… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-03704 Integer overflow in the abc_set_parts function in load_abc.cpp in libmodplug 0.8.8.4 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-02568 Off-by-one error in the CSoundFile::ReadAMS2 function in src/load_ams.cpp in libmodplug… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-02567 Off-by-one error in the CSoundFile::ReadDSM function in src/load_dms.cpp in libmodplug… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-1438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7cc-2p5c-5943 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-1438 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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