---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,700 different Windows applications. Request your account, the Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI): http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: FLAC Media File Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27210 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27210/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: FLAC 1.x http://secunia.com/product/16072/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in FLAC, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to integer overflow errors in various components when processing FLAC media files and can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows via specially-crafted FLAC media files. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are reported in version 1.2.0. Prior versions and other applications using the vulnerable library may also be affected. SOLUTION: Update to version 1.2.1. http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered by Sean de Regge, reported via iDefense Labs. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: FLAC: http://flac.sourceforge.net/changelog.html iDefense Labs: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=608 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------