CVE-2007-4974

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2007-4974
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-19 17:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.28 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.8 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc6 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.10 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.11 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.12 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.13 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.14 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.15 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.16 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-525-1: libsndfile vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1442-1 libsndfile af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Mandriva update for libsndfile - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for libsndfile - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for libsndfile - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:191 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libsndfile: Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
libsndfile "flac_buffer_copy()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: libsndfile-1.0.17-2.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 296221 – CVE-2007-4974 Heap overflow in libsndfile triggerable by seeks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
libsndfile FLAC.C Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA26932 - Fedora update for libsndfile - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 192834 - media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.17 Heap-based buffer overflow in flac.c (CVE-2007-4974) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Ubuntu update for libsndfile - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report