Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59213
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-525-1 (libsndfile)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to libsndfile announced via advisory USN-525-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 7.04 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: Robert Buchholz discovered that libsndfile did not correctly validate the size of its memory buffers. If a user were tricked into playing a specially crafted FLAC file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libsndfile1 1.0.12-3ubuntu1 Ubuntu 6.10: libsndfile1 1.0.16-1ubuntu0.6.10.1 Ubuntu 7.04: libsndfile1 1.0.16-1ubuntu0.7.04.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to affect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-525-1 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.5
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4974 BugTraq ID: 25758 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25758 Debian Security Information: DSA-1442 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1442 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00344.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-04.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:191 http://secunia.com/advisories/26921 http://secunia.com/advisories/26932 http://secunia.com/advisories/27018 http://secunia.com/advisories/27071 http://secunia.com/advisories/27100 http://secunia.com/advisories/28265 http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:001 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-525-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3241
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