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

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316546
  • published 29 Nov 2018
  • disclosed 29 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19661 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.

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2ulaw_array in ulaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.