Executive Summary

Summary
Title libsndfile: Arbitrary code execution
Informations
Name GLSA-201312-14 First vendor Publication 2013-12-17
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2013-12-17
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

An integer overflow in libsndfile might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound through one standard library interface.

Description

An integer overflow flaw has been discovered in Libsndfile.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PAF file using libsndfile, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.25"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 12, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2696 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2696

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201312-14.xml

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201312-14.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13008
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13008
Title: DSA-2288-1 libsndfile -- integer overflow
Description: Hossein Lotfi discovered an integer overflow in libsndfile's code to parse Paris Audio files, which could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-2288-1
CVE-2011-2696
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0
 Product(s): libsndfile
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14157
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14157
Title: USN-1174-1 -- libsndfile vulnerability
Description: libsndfile: Library for reading/writing audio files An application using libsndfile could be made to crash or possibly run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-1174-1
CVE-2011-2696
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.10
 Product(s): libsndfile
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21846
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21846
Title: RHSA-2011:1084: libsndfile security update (Moderate)
Description: Integer overflow in libsndfile before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PARIS Audio Format (PAF) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2011:1084-01
CVE-2011-2696
 Version: 4
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
 Product(s): libsndfile
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23568
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23568
Title: ELSA-2011:1084: libsndfile security update (Moderate)
Description: Integer overflow in libsndfile before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PARIS Audio Format (PAF) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2011:1084-01
CVE-2011-2696
 Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): libsndfile
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27271
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27271
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-1084 -- libsndfile security update (moderate)
Description: [1.0.20-3.1] - fixes integer overflow by processing certain PAF audio files (#722841)
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2011-1084
CVE-2011-2696
 Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): libsndfile
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 28

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-06-06 Name : RedHat Update for libsndfile RHSA-2011:1084-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1084-01_libsndfile.nasl
2011-09-21 Name : FreeBSD Ports: libsndfile
File : nvt/freebsd_libsndfile1.nasl
2011-09-12 Name : Fedora Update for libsndfile FEDORA-2011-9319
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_9319_libsndfile_fc14.nasl
2011-08-07 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2288-1 (libsndfile)
File : nvt/deb_2288_1.nasl
2011-07-27 Name : Fedora Update for libsndfile FEDORA-2011-9325
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_9325_libsndfile_fc15.nasl
2011-07-27 Name : Mandriva Update for libsndfile MDVSA-2011:119 (libsndfile)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_119.nasl
2011-07-27 Name : Ubuntu Update for libsndfile USN-1174-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1174_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
74055 libsndfile PAF File Handling Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_3_libsndfile-110719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_4_libsndfile-110719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-12-18 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201312-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1084.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20110720_libsndfile_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-12-13 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libsndfile-7639.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-09-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_b9f3ffa3dd6c11e0b7fc000a5e1e33c6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-09-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2011-9319.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-01 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_libsndfile-110719.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-01 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libsndfile-7638.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2288.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-26 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-119.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-26 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-1174-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-25 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2011-9325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-07-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1084.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 11:37:59
  • Multiple Updates
2013-12-18 09:18:31
  • First insertion