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Debian DSA-2288-1 : libsndfile - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55722

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Hossein Lotfi discovered an integer overflow in libsndfile's code to parse Paris Audio files, which could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libsndfile packages.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.17-4+lenny3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.21-3+squeeze1

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/libsndfile

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2288

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55722

File Name: debian_DSA-2288.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/29/2011

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous 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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2696

BID: 48644

DSA: 2288