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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2010.1972
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1972-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'audiofile' package(s) announced via the DSA-1972-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'audiofile' package(s) announced via the DSA-1972-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Max Kellermann discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the handling of ADPCM WAV files in libaudiofile. This flaw could result in a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execution of arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.

The old stable distribution (etch), this problem will be fixed in version 0.2.6-6+etch1.

The packages for the oldstable distribution are not included in this advisory. An update will be released soon.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.6-7+lenny1.

For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.6-7.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your audiofile packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'audiofile' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5824
BugTraq ID: 33066
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33066
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/30/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/33273
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:003 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-912-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0005
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