CVE-2020-22219 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the flac library (versions prior to 1.4.0), specifically within the bitwriter_grow_ function. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted input to the encoder. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant potential for impact including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flac_project:flac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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flac: Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the bitwriter_grow_ function, by supplying crafted input to the encoder
Aug 22, 2023Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function bitwriter_grow_ in flac before 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via crafted input to the encoder.
Aug 8, 2023