Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : libsndfile vulnerability (USN-525-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28130

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Robert Buchholz discovered that libsndfile did not correctly validate the size of its memory buffers. If a user were tricked into playing a specially crafted FLAC file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected libsndfile1, libsndfile1-dev and / or sndfile-programs packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/525-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28130

File Name: ubuntu_USN-525-1.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sndfile-programs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1-dev

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4974

CWE: 119

USN: 525-1