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Fedora 23 : libsndfile-1.0.25-17.fc23 (2015-5afed1aad2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89248

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

libsndfile-1.0.25-17.fc22 - fix CVE-2015-7805: Heap overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted AIFF header libsndfile-1.0.25-16.fc21 - fix CVE-2015-7805: Heap overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted AIFF header libsndfile-1.0.25-17.fc23 - fix CVE-2015-7805: Heap overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted AIFF header

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Solution

Update the affected libsndfile package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277897

http://www.nessus.org/u?543d1ecc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89248

File Name: fedora_2015-5afed1aad2.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/4/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libsndfile

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7805