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CVE-2007-4974

Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attacker

Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FLAC file with crafted PCM data containing a block with a size that exceeds the previous block size.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.07056
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
mega-nerd libsndfile<= 1.0.17
mega-nerd libsndfileall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD19 Sep 2007 · 05:17 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10992-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12411-1
usnUSN-525-1
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References & Sources

17
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100Vendor Advisory
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