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FreeBSD : libsndfile -- multiple vulnerabilities (5a97805e-93ef-4dcb-8d5e-dbcac263bfc2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 99554

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

NVD reports :

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the 'flac_buffer_copy()' function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the 'header_read()' function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the 'flac_buffer_copy()' function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the 'flac_buffer_copy()' function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with read memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/708e996c87c5

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f457b7b5ecfe

http://www.nessus.org/u?32429616

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 99554

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5a97805e93ef4dcb8d5edbcac263bfc2.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 4/21/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c7-libsndfile, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-c6-libsndfile

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7585, CVE-2017-7586, CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742