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VPR Score: 6.7
Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way flac decoded FLAC audio files. An attacker could create a specially crafted FLAC audio file that could cause an application using the flac library to crash or execute arbitrary code when the file was read. (CVE-2014-9028)
A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way flac processed certain ID3v2 metadata. An attacker could create a specially crafted FLAC audio file that could cause an application using the flac library to crash when the file was read. (CVE-2014-8962)
After installing the update, all applications linked against the flac library must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.