CVE-2014-8962 (GCVE-0-2014-8962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in stream_decoder.c in libFLAC before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .flac file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
13 references
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| https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129261/libFL… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2426-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71280 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534083/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3082 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0499.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-1… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-008.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2014-11-20 00:00
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