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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-7585: libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 7, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-libsndfile
Title
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