FKIE_CVE-2007-4974

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-09-19 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FLAC file with crafted PCM data containing a block with a size that exceeds the previous block size.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26921Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26932Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27018Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27071Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27100Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28265Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28412Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26921Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26932Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27018Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27071Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27100Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28265Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28412Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mega-nerd libsndfile *
mega-nerd libsndfile 0.0.8
mega-nerd libsndfile 0.0.28
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.0
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.0
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.0
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.1
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.10
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.11
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.12
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.13
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.14
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.15
mega-nerd libsndfile 1.0.16
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