CVE-2007-4974

N/A Unknown
Published: September 19, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28265
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mega-nerd

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