libsndfile AIFF or VOC buffer overflow
| libsndfile-aiff-voc-bo (50541) |  High Risk |
Description:
libsndfile is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the aiff_read_header() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted AIFF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of libsndfile (1.0.20 or later), available from the Libsndfile Web page. See References.
References:
- Libsndfile Web page: ChangeLog.
- m3ga blog: libsndfile 1.0.20.
- Nullsoft Web site: Winamp.
- TKADV2009-006: libsndfile/Winamp VOC Processing Heap Buffer .
- BID-34978: libsndfile VOC and AIFF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2009-1791: Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF file with an invalid header value.
- DSA-1814: libsndfile -- heap-based buffer overflow
- GLSA-200905-09: libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- MDVSA-2009:132: libsndfile
- MDVSA-2009:132-1: libsndfile
- SA35076: libsndfile VOC and AIFF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2009:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-849-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1324: Libsndfile VOC and AIFF Files Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian Debian Linux 5.0
- Erik de Castro Lopo libsndfile 1.0.15
- Erik de Castro Lopo libsndfile 1.0.16
- Erik de Castro Lopo libsndfile 1.0.17
- Erik de Castro Lopo libsndfile 1.0.18
- Erik de Castro Lopo libsndfile 1.0.19
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1
- Mandriva Linux 2009.1 X86_64
Reported:
May 14, 2009
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