THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-1438
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-1438

Libmodplug vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.7%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Konstanty Bialkowski
Affected product
Libmodplug
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-04-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-1438

  • Confirm whether Konstanty Bialkowski Libmodplug is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-1438.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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