CVE-2008-5824

audiofile 0.2.6 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Crafted WAV File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5824. PoCs published by Anton Khirnov.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libaudiofile 0.2.6, which can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial-of-service. It references a malicious WAV file but does not include actual exploit code.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Anton Khirnov · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32691

The provided text describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libaudiofile 0.2.6, which can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial-of-service. It references a malicious WAV file but does not include actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: libaudiofile 0.2.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable version of libaudiofile · A crafted WAV file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33273
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=1915
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1

Scores

EPSS 0.1458
EPSS Percentile 94.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
68k/audiofile 0.2.6
Published Jan 02, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026