CVE-2007-5301 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the vorbis_stream_info function in input/vorbis/vorbis_engine.c (aka the vorbis input plugin) in AlsaPlayer before 0.99.80-rc3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .OGG file with long comments.

Published: 2007-10-09

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 43.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alsaplayer:alsaplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1538-1	New alsaplayer packages fix arbitrary code execution

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.43349.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/27117
http://secunia.com/advisories/29680
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=742584
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=544663&group_id=249
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1538
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490671/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25969
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3393
http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2007-5301/CVE-2007-5301-exploit.sh
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36996
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5424

History

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Alsaplayer Alsaplayer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-09T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:42.441Z

Reserved: 2007-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5301

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-09T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5301

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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