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Ubuntu: USN-3306-1 (CVE-2017-7586): libsndfile vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3306-1 (CVE-2017-7586): libsndfile vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/01/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "header_read()" function (common.c) when handling ID3 tags can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libsndfile1

References

  • USN-3306-1
  • 97522
  • GLSA-201707-04
  • CVE-2017-7586
  • DLA-928-1

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