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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840055
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-525-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsndfile' package(s) announced via the USN-525-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libsndfile' package(s) announced via the USN-525-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'libsndfile' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

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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