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openSUSE Security Update : libsndfile (libsndfile-949)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40339

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of libsndfile fixes a heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header() (CVE-2009-1788) and a heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header() (CVE-2009-1791).

Solution

Update the affected libsndfile packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504434

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40339

File Name: suse_11_1_libsndfile-090528.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/22/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-progs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-octave, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1788, CVE-2009-1791

CWE: 119