CVE-2014-8962

high

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in stream_decoder.c in libFLAC before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .flac file.

References

https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b3033a2b355068c11fe637e14ac742d273f076e

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2426-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71280

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534083/100/0/threaded

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-008.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:188

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:239

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3082

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0767.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129261/libFLAC-1.3.0-Stack-Overflow-Heap-Overflow-Code-Execution.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00034.html

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0499.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-11-26

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.1134