CVE-2007-6278

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to...

9.3 HighFix available

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.

Exploit likelihood

2.12%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2007-6278
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-6278
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6246 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-6246
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3jhf-59jq-5cpv No score

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-3jhf-59jq-5cpv
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2007-6278
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6278 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6278
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

flac libflac

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flac` Debian:12	before 1.2.1-1	1.2.1-1
`flac` Debian:13	before 1.2.1-1	1.2.1-1
`flac` Debian:14	before 1.2.1-1	1.2.1-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-6278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Flac Libflac, published December 7, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in flac 1.2.1-1.