VDB-39973 · CVE-2007-6278 · VU#544656

FLAC libFLAC 1.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FLAC libFLAC 1.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-6278. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FLAC libFLAC 1.2 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 12/07/2007 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6278 since 12/07/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1018974†). See VDB-39974 and VDB-39972 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

FLAC

Name

libFLAC

Version

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libFLAC 1.2

Timelineinfo

11/16/2007 🔍
12/07/2007 +21 days 🔍
12/07/2007 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2656 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39973
CERT: 🔍
SecurityTracker: 1018974

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 01/12/2025 01:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (48), 09/12/2018 11:18 (5), 01/12/2025 01:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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