openSUSE Security Update: Security update for snack
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2017:3016-1
Rating:             important
References:         #793860 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-6303
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.3
                    openSUSE Leap 42.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for snack fixes the following issues:

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2012-6303: Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function
     in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in
     WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
     (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large chunk size in a
     WAV file. (bnc#793860)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1277=1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1277=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

      snack-2.2.10-220.1
      snack-debuginfo-2.2.10-220.1
      snack-debugsource-2.2.10-220.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):

      snack-2.2.10-217.3.1
      snack-debuginfo-2.2.10-217.3.1
      snack-debugsource-2.2.10-217.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6303.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/793860

openSUSE: 2017:3016-1: important: snack

November 15, 2017
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for snack fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2012-6303: Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large chunk size in a WAV file. (bnc#793860)

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1277=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1277=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64): snack-2.2.10-220.1 snack-debuginfo-2.2.10-220.1 snack-debugsource-2.2.10-220.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64): snack-2.2.10-217.3.1 snack-debuginfo-2.2.10-217.3.1 snack-debugsource-2.2.10-217.3.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6303.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/793860


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:3016-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 openSUSE Leap 42.2 .

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