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USN-749-1: libsndfile vulnerability

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USN-749-1: libsndfile vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/04/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Integer overflow in libsndfile 1.0.18, as used in Winamp and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted description chunks in a CAF audio file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libsndfile1

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