Divide By Zero Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316412
  • published 21 Sep 2017
  • disclosed 21 Sep 2017

How 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.

In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.