CVE-2007-4974
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-09-19 17:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-09-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5688b8881f179cc548115a991be106344ea7edd05c871a9648b3431ea9eef6a0
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com28412http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200710-04http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml
- secunia.com27100http://secunia.com/advisories/27100
- www.securityfocus.com25758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2007-2236https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3241http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241
- secunia.com28265http://secunia.com/advisories/28265
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2007:191http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-525-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1
- secunia.com27018http://secunia.com/advisories/27018
- www.debian.orgDSA-1442http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442
- secunia.com27071http://secunia.com/advisories/27071
- secunia.com26921http://secunia.com/advisories/26921
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
- secunia.com26932http://secunia.com/advisories/26932
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ardour Fixed in 1:2.1-1.1
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ardour Fixed in 1:2.1-1.1
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ardour Fixed in 1:2.1-1.1
- libsndfile Fixed in 1.0.17-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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