CVE-2007-4974

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la región heap de la memoria en la función flac_buffer_copy en libsndfile versión 1.0.17 y anteriores, podría permitir a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un archivo FLAC con datos PCM diseñados que contiene un bloque con un tamaño que excede el tamaño de bloque anterior.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-09-19 CVE Reserved
2007-09-19 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834	X_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/28265	2011-10-18
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412	2011-10-18
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml	2011-10-18
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442	2011-10-18
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191	2011-10-18
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1	2011-10-18
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241	2011-10-18
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html	2011-10-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				<= 1.0.17 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version " <= 1.0.17"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				0.0.8 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "0.0.8"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				0.0.28 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "0.0.28"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.0"		rc1		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.0"		rc6		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.10 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.10"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.11 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.11"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.12 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.12"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.13 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.13"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.14 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.14"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.15 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.15"		-		Affected
Mega-nerd Search vendor "Mega-nerd"		Libsndfile Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile"				1.0.16 Search vendor "Mega-nerd" for product "Libsndfile" and version "1.0.16"		-		Affected