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Debian DSA-1442-1 : libsndfile - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 29836

Synopsis

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

Description

Rubert Buchholz discovered that libsndfile, a library for reading / writing audio files, performs insufficient boundary checks when processing FLAC files, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libsndfile packages.

The old stable distribution (sarge) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.16-2.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29836

File Name: debian_DSA-1442.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/4/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4974

BID: 25758

CWE: 119

DSA: 1442