openSUSE Security Update : libsndfile (openSUSE-2017-514)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 99703

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libsndfile fixes the following security issues :

- CVE-2017-7586: A stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted FLAC file was fixed (error in the 'header_read()' function) (bsc#1033053)

- CVE-2017-7585,CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742: Several stack-based buffer overflows via a specially crafted FLAC file (error in the 'flac_buffer_copy()' function) were fixed (bsc#1033054,bsc#1033915,bsc#1033914).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libsndfile packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033053

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033054

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033914

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1033915

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 99703

File Name: openSUSE-2017-514.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/27/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-progs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-progs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile-progs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsndfile1-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7585, CVE-2017-7586, CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742