CVE-2009-0490
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
CVE-2009-0490- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
CVE-2009-0490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0494 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0494- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f8x-6454-8222 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
GHSA-8f8x-6454-8222- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
CVE-2009-0490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0490 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp in Audacity 1.2.6 and other versions before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .gro file containing a long string.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Audacity 1.2.6 - '.gro' Local Buffer Overflow | 2009-12-05 |
| Exploit-DB | Audacity 1.2.6 - '.gro' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-01-01 |
| Exploit-DB | Audacity 1.2 - '.gro' Universal Buffer Overflow (Egghunter) | 2009-08-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0490 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Audacityteam Audacity, published February 7, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in audacity 1.3.6-1.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/7634
osvdb.org/51070
securityfocus.com/bid/33090
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=253493
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
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secunia.com/advisories/33356
n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted%28%29%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0490
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8f8x-6454-8222
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0490