Package        : vorbis-tools
Version        : 1.4.0-1+deb7u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-9638 CVE-2014-9639 CVE-2014-9640 CVE-2015-6749
Debian Bug     : 797461 776086 771363

vorbis-tools is vulnerable to multiple issues that can result in denial
of service.

CVE-2014-9638

    Divide by zero error in oggenc with a WAV file whose number of
    channels is set to zero.

CVE-2014-9639

    Integer overflow in oggenc via a crafted number of channels in a WAV
    file, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

CVE-2014-9640

    Out-of bounds read in oggenc via a crafted raw file.

CVE-2015-6749

    Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c
    via a crafted AIFF file.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.4.0-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vorbis-tools packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

-- 
Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

Support Debian LTS: https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/
Learn to master Debian: https://debian-handbook.info/get/

Debian LTS: DLA-1010-1: vorbis-tools security update

July 3, 2017
vorbis-tools is vulnerable to multiple issues that can result in denial of service

Summary

Divide by zero error in oggenc with a WAV file whose number of
channels is set to zero.

CVE-2014-9639

Integer overflow in oggenc via a crafted number of channels in a WAV
file, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

CVE-2014-9640

Out-of bounds read in oggenc via a crafted raw file.

CVE-2015-6749

Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c
via a crafted AIFF file.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.4.0-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vorbis-tools packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

--
Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

Support Debian LTS: https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/
Learn to master Debian: https://debian-handbook.info/get/


Severity 
Package        : vorbis-tools
Version : 1.4.0-1+deb7u1
CVE ID : CVE-2014-9638 CVE-2014-9639 CVE-2014-9640 CVE-2015-6749
Debian Bug : 797461 776086 771363

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