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CVE-2009-1513· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in the PATinst function in src/load_pat.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a deni

Buffer overflow in the PATinst function in src/load_pat.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long instrument name.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 4, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.1% · 90th percentile
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Action score

28

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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
konstanty bialkowskilibmodplug

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • konstanty bialkowski libmodplugup to 0.8.6 inclusive
  • konstanty bialkowski libmodplug0.8
  • konstanty bialkowski libmodplug0.8.4
  • konstanty bialkowski libmodplug0.8.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12libmodplugbefore 1:0.8.7-11:0.8.7-1
Debian:4.0libmodplugbefore 1:0.7-5.2+etch11:0.7-5.2+etch1
Debian:5.0libmodplugbefore 1:0.8.4-1+lenny11:0.8.4-1+lenny1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-1574Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadS3M method in load_s3m.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
    40Plan
  • CVE-2009-1438Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins, TTPlayer,
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2011-1761Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) abc_new_macro and (2) abc_new_umacro functions in src/load_abc.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2013-4234Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) abc_MIDI_drum and (2) abc_MIDI_gchord functions in load_abc.cpp in libmodplug 0.8.8.4 and ea
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2013-4233Integer overflow in the abc_set_parts function in load_abc.cpp in libmodplug 0.8.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial o
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2011-2915Off-by-one error in the CSoundFile::ReadAMS2 function in src/load_ams.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a de
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:libmodplug1:0.8.7-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

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