Bug 415591 (CVE-2007-6278) - CVE-2007-6278 FLAC doesn't enforce a MIME type for image referenced by URL
Summary: CVE-2007-6278 FLAC doesn't enforce a MIME type for image referenced by URL
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2007-6278
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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URL: http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=C...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-12-07 13:21 UTC by Lubomir Kundrak
Modified: 2021-11-12 19:46 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-12-07 13:32:37 UTC
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Description Lubomir Kundrak 2007-12-07 13:21:04 UTC
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2007-6278 to the following vulnerability:

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC before 1.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to force a client to download arbitrary files via the MIME-Type URL flag (-->) for the FLAC image file in a crafted .FLAC file.

References:

http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20071115.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483765/100/200/threaded
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544656
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018974

Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2007-12-07 13:32:37 UTC
"
Vulnerability #11: Malformed Image/File Download Vulnerability
Using the "-->" MIME-Type flag to signal a URL for a FLAC image file
could allow the possibility of arbitrary file downloads if the
application does not verify the file-type prior to downloading the file.
This could also be combined with GDI+ or other picture rendering
vulnerabilities to allow code execution depending on the application.
This could also be applied to image files inserted into the FLAC file.
Alternatively, this might be a vector to store malicious data, such as
an attacker's payload. This could then be combined with another
vulnerability to allow a more reliable exploit especially if the data
retrieved by the vulnerable application is stored in a reliable memory
address.
"

This is completely bogus. If we have a compromised FLAC, it could contain a link
to a compromised server (ie. with a completely bogus mime-type).

There would be no way to check the data beforehand. This problem lies solely
with the applications and their respective image libraries.

Comment 2 Lubomir Kundrak 2007-12-07 14:29:06 UTC
Red Hat does not consider this a security issue. Downloading and opening a file
of unknown type from potentially untrusted location does not impose any security
risks and it's normally done by other applications such as web browsers and
e-mail clients.


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