SB2018050219 - Memory leak in flac (Alpine package)
Published: May 2, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050219
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6888)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function in src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted FLAC file and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.