Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316484
- published 30 Nov 2018
- disclosed 30 Nov 2018
Introduced: 30 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-19758 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.
There is a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header in libsndfile 1.0.28 that will cause a denial of service.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19758
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19758
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643812
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-19758
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
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