Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSNDFILEDEVEL-1982268
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 May 2017

Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2017-6892  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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 version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.