flac: Buffer read overflow when processing ID3V2 metadata
Published Nov 26, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.86%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flac-0:1.2.1-7.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
flac-0:1.3.0-5.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flac
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flac-0:1.2.1-7.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0767 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | flac-0:1.3.0-5.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0767 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flac | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09860) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09860) | 94.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 14.65% (0.14653) | 94.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 20.66% (0.20658) | 95.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 16.31% (0.16306) | 94.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.34% (0.11340) | 92.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.13% (0.18128) | 92.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.34% (0.11340) | 93.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 58.16% (0.58164) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 61.09% (0.61087) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 62.33% (0.62329) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 65.21% (0.65208) | 97.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 58.24% (0.58242) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 57.12% (0.57124) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 52.93% (0.52930) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0499.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129261/libFLAC-1.3.0-Stack-Overflow-Heap-Overflow-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0767.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:239 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:188 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-008.html x_refsource_MISCUS Government Resource
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534083/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71280 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2426-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8962 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167236 Issue Tracking
- https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b3033a2b355068c11fe637e14ac742d273f076e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8962
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8962
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