MGASA-2014-0499

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    MGASA-2014-0499

    Published: 29 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated flac packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: In libFLAC before 1.3.1, a stack overflow (CVE-2014-8962) and a heap overflow (CVE-2014-9028), which may result in arbitrary code execution, can be triggered by passing a maliciously crafted .flac file to the libFLAC decoder.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0499.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14658, http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-008.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: flac

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/flac?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.0-2.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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