| Name | CVE-2017-6888 |
| Description | An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2514-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 897015 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| flac (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.3.0-3+deb8u3 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 1.3.2-2+deb9u2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.3.2-2+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.3.2-3+deb10u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.3.3-2+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.2+ds-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.3+ds-2.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| flac | source | stretch | 1.3.2-2+deb9u1 | | DLA-2514-1 | |
| flac | source | (unstable) | 1.3.2-2 | low | | 897015 |
Notes
[jessie] - flac <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - flac <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/
https://github.com/xiph/flac/commit/4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67 (1.3.3)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/flac/+/4f47b63e9c971e6391590caf00a0f2a5ed612e67