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alsaplayer: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):alsaplayer CVE #(s):CVE-2007-5301
Created:April 7, 2008 Updated:April 9, 2008
Description:

From the Debian advisory:

Erik Sjölund discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Ogg Vorbis input plugin of the alsaplayer audio playback application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability through the opening of a maliciously-crafted Vorbis file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Alerts:
Debian DSA-1538-1 2008-04-04
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