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CVE-2014-8962
Published:November 26, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in stream_decoder.c in libFLAC before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .flac file.
Related Resources (16)
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-8962
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0767.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71280
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8962
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:188
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3082
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-008.html
https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b3033a2b355068c11fe637e14ac742d273f076e
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129261/libFLAC-1.3.0-Stack-Overflow-Heap-Overflow-Code-Execution.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2426-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:239
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00034.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8962
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0499.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534083/100/0/threaded
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
14.65