CVE-2007-6278
published 2007-12-07CVE-2007-6278: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL…
PriorityP337critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
EPSS
2.12%
79.6th percentile
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | flac | < flac 1.2.1-1 (bookworm) | flac 1.2.1-1 (bookworm) |
| flac | libflac | <= 1.2 | — |
| flac_project | flac | >= 0 < 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
| flac_project | flac | >= 0 < 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
| flac_project | flac | >= 0 < 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
| flac_project | flac | >= 0 < 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.3CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.3LOW
vendor_redhat9.3CRITICAL
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Red Hat
FLAC doesn't enforce a MIME type for image referenced by URL
vendor_redhat·2007-11-15·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2007-6278 [CRITICAL] FLAC doesn't enforce a MIME type for image referenced by URL
FLAC doesn't enforce a MIME type for image referenced by URL
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.
Statement: Red Hat does not consider this a security issue. The downloading of arbitrary files will be harmless unless there is a vulnerability in the application handling these other filetypes.
Debian
CVE-2007-6278: flac - Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remot...
vendor_debian·2007·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2007-6278 [CRITICAL] CVE-2007-6278: flac - Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remot...
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.2.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.2.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.2.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.2.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.2.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-3jhf-59jq-5cpv: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2007-6278 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-3jhf-59jq-5cpv: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.
OSV
CVE-2007-6278: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1
osv·2007-12-07·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2007-6278 [CRITICAL] CVE-2007-6278: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1
Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.htmlhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3423http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544656http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483765/100/200/threadedhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018974http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.htmlhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3423http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544656http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483765/100/200/threadedhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018974
2007-12-07
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