CVE-2008-5030

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cddb_read_disc_data function in cddb.c in libcdaudio 0.99.12p2 allows remote CDDB servers to execute arbitrary code via long CDDB data.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.48% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1288043&group_id=27134&atid=389442
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46392 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32678 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/6 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3132 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:233 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32122 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-31.xml vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/07/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/1 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34353 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1665 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5030?
CVE-2008-5030 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5030?
To fix CVE-2008-5030, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5030 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5030 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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