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Alpine: 202203-15 Critical: libpng Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 27, 2009
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several heap overflow vulnerabilities identified in libsndfile could allow for remote code execution. Users are recommended to apply the latest updates.
Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libsndfile might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200905-09 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Date: May 27, 2009 Bugs: #269863 ID: 200905-09

Synopsis ======= Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libsndfile might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background ========= libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libsndfile < 1.0.20 >= 1.0.20
========== The following vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile:
* Tobias Klein reported that the header_read() function in src/...

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