Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.27-3
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EPSS
0.27% (68th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316470
- published 30 Apr 2017
- disclosed 30 Apr 2017
Introduced: 30 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-8365 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 libsndfile to version 1.0.27-3 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.
The i2les_array function in pcm.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8365
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8365
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/libsndfile-global-buffer-overflow-in-i2les_array-pcm-c/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8365
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