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GLSA-200709-06 : flac123: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 26096

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200709-06 (flac123: Buffer overflow)

 A possible buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the local__vcentry_parse_value() function in vorbiscomment.c.
 Impact :

 An attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted audio file, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All flac123 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/flac123-0.0.11'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200709-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 26096

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200709-06.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 9/24/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:flac123, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3507

GLSA: 200709-06