CVE-2009-0179

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.14% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01305.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33240	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476339
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01312.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479833
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0179?: CVE-2009-0179 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0179?: To fix CVE-2009-0179, 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-2009-0179 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-0179 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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