CVE-2007-6277

libflac: Multiple security issues fixed in 1.2.1

Published Dec 7, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large (1) Metadata Block Size, (2) VORBIS Comment String Size, (3) Picture Metadata MIME-TYPE Size, (4) Picture Description Size, (5) Picture Data Length, (6) Padding Length, and (7) PICTURE Metadata width and height values in a .FLAC file, which result in a heap-based overflow; and large (8) VORBIS Comment String Size Length, (9) Picture MIME-Type, (10) Picture MIME-Type URL, and (11) Picture Description Length values in a .FLAC file, which result in a stack-based overflow. NOTE: some of these issues may overlap CVE-2007-4619.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1469-1 New flac packages fix arbitrary code execution
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 7, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 7, 2007, 11:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 15, 2007, 12:00 AM