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CVE-2007-6277

9.3 · HIGH

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 Comme…

Published Dec 7, 2007flacCWE-119EPSS 6.74%

Overview

CVE-2007-6277 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting flac libflac. It was published on December 7, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from flac. Update libflac to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
flaclibflac0Affected

References

Refresearch.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/28548Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3423Refwww.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1469Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544656Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483765/100/200/threadedRefwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018974Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10435Refresearch.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/28548

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6277?

CVE-2007-6277 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting flac libflac. It was published on December 7, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-6277?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-6277?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from flac. Update libflac to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-6277?

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