CVE-2008-5824

Publication date 2 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
audiofile 9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.2.6-7ubuntu2.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.2.6-7ubuntu1.9.04.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.2.6-7ubuntu1.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.2.6-7ubuntu1.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.2.6-6ubuntu1.1
normalize-audio 9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.7.7-4ubuntu0.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.7.7-2ubuntu0.9.04.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.7.7-2ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.7.7-2ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.7.6-7ubuntu0.1

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://filebin.ca/meqmyu/max_theme.wav

Patch details

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Package Patch details
audiofile

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-912-1
    • Audio File Library vulnerability
    • 16 March 2010

Other references