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CVE-2014-8962 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in stream_decoder.c in libFLAC before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .fl…

published 2014-11-26 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8789

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.9%
EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in stream_decoder.c in libFLAC before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .flac file.

Patch / fix

  • flac Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.0-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8962

  • flac Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8962

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • flac RHEL 6 1.2.1-7.el6_6
  • flac RHEL 7 1.3.0-5.el7_1
  • flac RHEL 7 1.3.0-5.ael7b_1
  • flac-libs RHEL 7 1.3.0-5.el7_1
  • flac-libs RHEL 7 1.3.0-5.ael7b_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0767

  • flac openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.1-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10130-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8962 updated cvss 4.3

flac: Buffer read overflow when processing ID3V2 metadata

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 flac
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac-libs 1.3.0-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac-libs 1.3.0-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) flac 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) flac-devel 1.2.1-7.el6_6, flac-debuginfo 1.2.1-7.el6_6
    +10 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) flac 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) flac-devel 1.2.1-7.el6_6, flac-debuginfo 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) flac 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac 1.3.0-5.ael7b_1, flac-libs 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac-libs 1.3.0-5.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) flac-devel 1.2.1-7.el6_6, flac-debuginfo 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac 1.3.0-5.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) flac 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1, flac-libs 1.3.0-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) flac-devel 1.2.1-7.el6_6, flac-debuginfo 1.2.1-7.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) flac 1.3.0-5.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0767

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Exploit prediction

9.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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