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CVE-2007-4974 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26921 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/26932 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27018 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27071 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27100 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28265 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192834 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=296221 CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4974
NVD Published Date:
09/19/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE