CVE-2011-2696

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2696
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-07-27 02:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in libsndfile before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PARIS Audio Format (PAF) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.28 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 0.0.8 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.0 rc6 All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.10 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.11 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.12 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.13 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.14 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.15 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.16 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.17 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.18 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.19 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.20 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.21 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.22 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.23 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile 1.0.9 All All All
Application Mega-nerd Libsndfile All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10387521 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hermes.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 721234 – CVE-2011-2696 libsndfile: Application crash due integer overflow by processing certain PAF audio files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
libsndfile PAF File Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Securelist af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securelist.com
www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mega-nerd.com
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
SUSE update for libsndfile - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
libsndfile PAF File Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for libsndfile - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-1174-1: libsndfile vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA45351 - Red Hat update for libsndfile - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2288-1 libsndfile af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
375125 – (CVE-2011-2696) <media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.25: PAF File Processing Integer Overflow (CVE-2011-2696) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libsndfile-1.0.25-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA45388 - Debian update for libsndfile - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- libsndfile -- Integer overflow by processing certain PAF files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2011-2696 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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