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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200711-15
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: FLAC: Buffer overflow
      Date: November 12, 2007
      Bugs: #195700
        ID: 200711-15

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Synopsis
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Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities were found in FLAC possibly
allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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The Xiph.org Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) library is the reference
implementation of the FLAC audio file format. It contains encoders and
decoders in library and executable form.

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/flac     < 1.2.1-r1                        >= 1.2.1-r1

Description
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Sean de Regge reported multiple integer overflows when processing FLAC
media files that could lead to improper memory allocations resulting in
heap-based buffer overflows.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted FLAC
file or network stream with an application using FLAC. This might lead
to the execution of arbitrary code with privileges of the user playing
the file.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FLAC users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/flac-1.2.1-r1"

You should also run revdep-rebuild to rebuild any packages that depend
on older versions of FLAC:

    # revdep-rebuild --library=libFLAC.*

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-4619
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4619

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200711-15

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/
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