Out-of-Bounds Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBSNDFILE-316554
- published 12 Jun 2017
- disclosed 12 Jun 2017
Introduced: 12 Jun 2017
CVE-2017-6892 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 libsndfile to version 1.0.28-1 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 version 1.0.28, an error in the "aiff_read_chanmap()" function (aiff.c) can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted AIFF file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6892
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/f833c53cb596e9e1792949f762e0b33661822748
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76717/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-13/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6892
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/
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