Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | flac | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | flac | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | flac | 1.2.1-1 | — |
References
- AD20071115 third-party-advisory
- 1018974 vdb-entry
- 3423 third-party-advisory
- VU#544656 third-party-advisory
- 20071115 EEYE: Multiple Vulnerabilities In .FLAC File Format and Various Media Applications mailing-list