Is CVE-2007-4974 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-4974 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4974?

CVE-2007-4974 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2007-4974?

Patch guidance is available from mega-nerd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-4974.

CVE-2007-4974 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-4974?

14 products: mega-nerd libsndfile, mega-nerd libsndfile, mega-nerd libsndfile, mega-nerd libsndfile, mega-nerd libsndfile, and 9 more.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the flac_buffer_copy function in libsndfile 1.0.17 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FLAC file with crafted PCM data containing a block with a size that exceeds the previous block size.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MEGA-NERD
Published: 9/19/2007
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfilemega-nerd : libsndfile

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD