Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer
CVE-2007-5301
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.102 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.102 · newest: 0.102 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1538 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25969 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27117 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5424 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36996 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490671/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/29680 (third-party-advisory)
- sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php
- www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2007-5301/CVE-2007-5301-exploit.sh
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3393 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5301?
- CVE-2007-5301 is a vulnerability in Alsaplayer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-10-09.
- Is CVE-2007-5301 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.