CVE-2007-4974

Publication date 19 September 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsndfile 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.0.16-1ubuntu0.7.04.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.0.16-1ubuntu0.6.10.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.0.12-3ubuntu0.1

Notes

jdstrand

fix in MDKSA-2007:191

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-525-1
    • libsndfile vulnerability
    • 4 October 2007

Other references