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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66372
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:132-1 (libsndfile)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to libsndfile;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:132-1.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to libsndfile
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:132-1.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in libsndfile:

Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15
through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media
programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VOC
file with an invalid header value (CVE-2009-1788).

Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15
through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media
programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF
file with an invalid header value (CVE-2009-1791).

This update provides fixes for these vulnerabilities.

Update:

Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for
Corporate products.

Affected: 2008.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1788
BugTraq ID: 34978
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34978
Debian Security Information: DSA-1814 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1814
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:132
http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2009-006.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/35076
http://secunia.com/advisories/35126
http://secunia.com/advisories/35247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35443
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1324
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1348
XForce ISS Database: libsndfile-aiff-voc-bo(50541)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50541
XForce ISS Database: libsndfile-voc-bo(50827)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50827
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1791
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