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TITLE:
Audio File Library "ms_adpcm_decode_block()" Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33273

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Audio File Library 0.x
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Audio File Library, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an
application using the library.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"ms_adpcm_decode_block()" function in libaudiofile/modules/msadpcm.c.
This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a
specially crafted WAV file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 0.2.6. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted files using the library.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in a Debian bug report by Max Kellermann.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510205

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