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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : libsndfile vulnerability (USN-1174-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55689

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Hossein Lotfi discovered that libsndfile did not properly verify the header length and number of channels for PARIS Audio Format (PAF) audio files. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

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Solution

Update the affected libsndfile1 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1174-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55689

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1174-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/26/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsndfile1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2696

BID: 48644

USN: 1174-1