Divide By Zero Affecting libsndfile package, versions <1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1
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- published21 Sept 2017
- disclosed21 Sept 2017
Introduced: 21 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14634 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libsndfile to version 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14634
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00016.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14634
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-23
- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/318
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00030.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4013-1/