Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-r8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-LIBSNDFILE-7009780
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed30 Nov 2018

Introduced: 30 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19758  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 libsndfile to version 1.0.28-r8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsndfile package and not the libsndfile package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.