CVE-2017-6888

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Memory leak in read_metadata_vorbiscomment_() function could lead to denial of service (CVE-2017-6888).

This update for flac fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2017-6888: An error in the 'read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()' function could be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file (bsc#1091045).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

These are all security issues fixed in the flac-1.3.3-1.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

This update for flac fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2017-6888: An error in the 'read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()' function could be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file (bsc#1091045).

It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing memory management operations, which could result in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FLAC to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-6888)

It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing bounds checking operations when decoding data. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or to cause FLAC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-0499)

It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing bounds checking operations when encoding data. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or to cause FLAC to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-0561)