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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-6613 EUVD-2007-6578GHSA-gqgc-w8q7-2g6q

Stack-based buffer overflow in the print_iso9660_recurse function in iso-info (src/iso-info.c) in GNU Compact Disc Input and Control Librar…

Published Jan 3, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the print_iso9660_recurse function in iso-info (src/iso-info.c) in GNU Compact Disc Input and Control Library (libcdio) 0.79 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a disk or image that contains a long joilet file name.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libcdio 0.78.2+dfsg1-2 —
Debian 13 libcdio 0.78.2+dfsg1-2 —
Debian 12 libcdio 0.78.2+dfsg1-2 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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