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Debian DSA-1972-1 : audiofile - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44837

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Max Kellermann discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the handling of ADPCM WAV files in libaudiofile. This flaw could result in a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.

The old stable distribution (etch), this problem will be fixed in version 0.2.6-6+etch1.

The packages for the oldstable distribution are not included in this advisory. An update will be released soon.

Solution

Upgrade the audiofile packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.6-7+lenny1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205

https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1972

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44837

File Name: debian_DSA-1972.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/24/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:audiofile, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5824

BID: 33066

CWE: 119

DSA: 1972