Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libsndfile announced via advisory USN-749-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libsndfile1 1.0.12-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 7.10:
libsndfile1 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.7.10.1
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libsndfile1 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.04.1
Ubuntu 8.10:
libsndfile1 1.0.17-4ubuntu0.8.10.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-749-1
Insight
It was discovered that libsndfile did not correctly handle description chunks in CAF audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted CAF audio file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0186, CVE-2009-0590, CVE-2009-1044, CVE-2009-1073 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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