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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-5

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316484
  • published 30 Nov 2018
  • disclosed 30 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 30 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19758 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

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.

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.