Buffer Overflow Affecting libsndfile package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBSNDFILE-12483901
  • published3 Sept 2025
  • disclosed21 Aug 2025
  • credit20urc3

Introduced: 21 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-52194  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libsndfile.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the ircam_read_header function when processing malformed IRCAM audio files. An attacker can achieve memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted input files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1