Divide By Zero Affecting libsndfile-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSNDFILEDEVEL-1981652
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Nov 2017

Introduced: 25 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16942  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libsndfile-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsndfile-devel package and not the libsndfile-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libsndfile 1.0.25 (fixed in 1.0.26), a divide-by-zero error exists in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk() in wav_w64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.