Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6278
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2007-6278
- cpe:2.3:a:flac:libflac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6278
2.35%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 90 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6278
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6278
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-6278
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Red Hat 2007-12-11Red Hat does not consider this a security issue. The downloading of arbitrary files will be harmless unless there is a vulnerability in the application handling these other filetypes.
References for CVE-2007-6278
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3423
Multiple Vulnerabilities In .FLAC File Format and Various Media Applications - CXSecurity.com
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544656
VU#544656 - libFLAC contains multiple vulnerabilitiesPatch;US Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483765/100/200/threaded
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018974
Access DeniedPatch
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http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.html
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