CVE-2007-5301 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious OGG file with long comments in AlsaPlayer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5301?
CVE-2007-5301 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5301?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alsaplayer Alsaplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5301?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-5301 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5301 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5301, DSA-1538-1, DTSA-66-1, GHSA-xpcp-c53g-wp4q.