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CVE-2007-4974

Published: 19 September 2007

Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FLAC file with crafted PCM data containing a block with a size that exceeds the previous block size.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
fix in MDKSA-2007:191

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
libsndfile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1.0.18)
dapper
Released (1.0.12-3ubuntu0.1)
edgy
Released (1.0.16-1ubuntu0.6.10.1)
feisty
Released (1.0.16-1ubuntu0.7.04.1)