FS#8173 : Buffer overflow security bug in libsndfile 1.0.17

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FS#8173 - Buffer overflow security bug in libsndfile 1.0.17

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Hussam Al-Tayeb (hussam) - Sunday, 30 September 2007, 08:35 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 30 September 2007, 11:07 GMT

Task Type	Bug Report
Category	Security
Status	Closed
Assigned To	Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture	All
Severity	Medium
Priority	Normal
Reported Version	2007.08.1
Due in Version	Undecided
Due Date	Undecided
Percent Complete
Votes	0
Private	No

Details

The following link http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4974 describes a security bug in current version of libsndfile

I'll attach the gentoo fix.

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Closed by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 11:07 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed