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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63750
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-749-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsndfile' package(s) announced via the USN-749-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsndfile' package(s) announced via the USN-749-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libsndfile did not correctly handle description
chunks in CAF audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted CAF audio file, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Affected Software/OS:
'libsndfile' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2009-0186
BugTraq ID: 33963
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33963
Bugtraq: 20090303 Secunia Research: Winamp CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501399/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20090303 Secunia Research: libsndfile CAF Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501413/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1742 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1742
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-16.xml
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-7/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-8/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021784
http://secunia.com/advisories/33980
http://secunia.com/advisories/33981
http://secunia.com/advisories/34316
http://secunia.com/advisories/34526
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
http://secunia.com/advisories/34791
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-749-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0584
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0585
XForce ISS Database: libsndfile-caf-bo(49038)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49038
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