USN-4641-1: libextractor vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 November 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libextractor.

Releases


Packages

  • libextractor - library used to extract metadata from files

Details

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled zero sample rate.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-15266)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain FLAC
metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-15267)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2017-15600, CVE-2018-16430, CVE-2018-20430)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled zero sample rate.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-15266)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain FLAC
metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-15267)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2017-15600, CVE-2018-16430, CVE-2018-20430)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-15601)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled integers. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-15602)

It was discovered that Libextractore incorrectly handled certain crafted
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-15922)

It was discovered tha Libextractor incorrectly handled certain files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-17440)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2018-14346)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled malformed files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-14347)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled metadata. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-20431)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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