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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-04 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libsndfile: Buffer overflow |
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Date: October 07, 2007 |
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Bugs: #192834 |
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ID: 200710-04 |
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Synopsis |
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in libsndfile. |
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Background |
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libsndfile is a library for reading and writing various formats of |
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audio files including WAV and FLAC. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-libs/libsndfile < 1.0.17-r1 >= 1.0.17-r1 |
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Description |
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Robert Buchholz of the Gentoo Security team discovered that the |
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flac_buffer_copy() function does not correctly handle FLAC streams with |
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variable block sizes which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow |
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(CVE-2007-4974). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user |
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to open a specially crafted FLAC file or network stream with an |
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application using libsndfile. This might lead to the execution of |
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arbitrary code with privileges of the user playing the file. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.17-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4974 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4974 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |