Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316344
- published 21 Sep 2017
- disclosed 21 Sep 2017
Introduced: 21 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14246 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 libsndfile to version 1.0.28-5 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
An out of bounds read in the function d2ulaw_array() in ulaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14246
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-65
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/317
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14246
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
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