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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900305
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:Audacity Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:Audacity is prone to a buffer overflow; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Audacity is prone to a buffer overflow
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Error in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted function in
lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp file that fails to validate user input data.

Vulnerability Impact:
Attacker may leverage this issue by executing arbitrary script code on
the affected application, and can cause denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
Audacity version prior to 1.3.6 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 1.3.6 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0490
BugTraq ID: 33090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33090
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7634
http://n2.nabble.com/Audacity-%22String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted()%22-Buffer-Overflow-td2139537.html
http://osvdb.org/51070
http://secunia.com/advisories/33356
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:004 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0008
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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