CVE-2009-0179 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into loading a malicious XM file using the libmikmod library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-0179?
CVE-2009-0179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2009.
Official description
libmikmod 3.1.11 through 3.2.0, as used by MikMod and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by loading an XM file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Igno Saitz Libmikmod.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0179?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0179, GHSA-r724-8435-xv6f.