CVE-2007-4974

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.40% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28265 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4974?
CVE-2007-4974 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4974?
To fix CVE-2007-4974, 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-2007-4974 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4974 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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