medium5.5
CVE-2017-6888
An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a sp…
Impact
An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Flac Project | Flac | through 1.3.2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 32, 33 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/
- https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/