CVE-2006-7075 — Buffer overflow in the meta_read_flac function in meta_decoder.c for Aqualung 0.9beta5 and earlier, and CVS 0.193.2 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Vorbis comment in a Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) file

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Buffer overflow in the meta_read_flac function in meta_decoder.c for Aqualung 0.9beta5 and earlier, and CVS 0.193.2 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Vorbis comment in a Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) file

Published Feb 27, 2007

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.99%

Description

Buffer overflow in the meta_read_flac function in meta_decoder.c for Aqualung 0.9beta5 and earlier, and CVS 0.193.2 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Vorbis comment in a Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.99% 0.01993

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01993

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.99% (0.01993)	79.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.98% (0.01978)	77.85th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.29% (0.01288)	78.26th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.36% (0.00362)	73.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.36% (0.00362)	71.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.36% (0.00362)	67.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	3.43% (0.03432)	84.68th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	3.43% (0.03432)	83.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	3.43% (0.03432)	66.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aquabof-adv.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28310
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/aquabof-adv.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28310		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 27, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 27, 2007

Link CVE-2006-7075

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-7075

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-7075