Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : flac (MDKSA-2007:214)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27850

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A security vulnerability was discovered in how flac processed audio data. An attacker could create a carefully crafted FLAC audio file that could cause an application linked against the flac libraries to crash or execute arbitrary code when opened.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27850

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-214.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 11/9/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:flac, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac%2b%2b5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac%2b%2b5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac%2b%2b6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac%2b%2b6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac7, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac7-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64flac8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64oggflac%2b%2b2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64oggflac%2b%2b2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64oggflac3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64oggflac3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac%2b%2b5, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac%2b%2b5-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac%2b%2b6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac%2b%2b6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac7, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac7-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libflac8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liboggflac%2b%2b2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liboggflac%2b%2b2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liboggflac3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liboggflac3-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4619

BID: 26042

CWE: 189

MDKSA: 2007:214