NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.96% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBSNDFILE-20138040
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed22 Nov 2018

Introduced: 22 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19432  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function sf_write_int in sndfile.c, which will lead to a denial of service.