libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libsndfile might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. libsndfile May 27, 2009 May 27, 2009: 01 269863 remote 1.0.20 1.0.20

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound.

The following vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile:

Tobias Klein reported that the header_read() function in src/common.c uses user input for calculating a buffer size, possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1788).
The vendor reported a boundary error in the aiff_read_header() function in src/aiff.c, possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1791).

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted AIFF or VOC file in a program using libsndfile, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.20"

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